Backspace key in terminals

[Ed Greshko]

Brian McGrew wrote:
> 25_ stty -a
> speed 38400 baud; rows 45; columns 80; line = 0;
> intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^H; kill = ^X; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>;
> eol2 = <undef>; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase =
> ^W;
> lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;
> -parenb -parodd cs8 -hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts
> -ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon
> -ixoff
> -iuclc -ixany -imaxbel
> opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0
> vt0 ff0
> isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop
> -echoprt
> echoctl echoke
> 26_

What happens when you type "ctrl-h" as in holding down the "control key" 
and typing "h".

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