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From:	Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
Subject:	Re: Delete key... was home directory.
Date:	Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:54:19 +0200
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* GARY VANSICKLE (2004-06-18 07:23 +0100)
>>> Am I the only one that thinks reading a 12 page document, and possibly
>>> editing 5 different config files is a hell of a lot of work just to get
>>> the delete key to work?!?!?!
>> 
>> You want to make the "delete key" delete in bash?
> 
> No, he just wants the delete key to work as God intended it to work.

Unix has been created before god knew of that key. "Del" is not meant
to do anything unless you tell it to.

| People often complain 'my backspace key does not work', as if this key
| had  a  built-in  function 'delete previous character'. 
 
>> The chapter about
>> bash isn't even one page long.
> 
> That's too long.

You're right. It /should/ work without any effort.
 
>> Browsing the document would help you to
>> understand why solving your problem in bash won't solve it in all
>> other application (zsh, vim, mutt, X).
> 
> Nobody wants to understand why certain keys don't work in Unix the way they
> should.  They just want the keys to work.

And these people are right, of course.

Thorsten


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