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Subject:	Re: Cygwin 1.7.5-1: backspace does not work correctly when using "set -o vi" in pdksh in the console window
From:	Andy Koppe <andy DOT koppe AT gmail DOT com>
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RISINGP1:
> The ability to modify the character value generated by the Backspace key
> is a logical solution rather than forcing people to accept a change to the
> 0x7f value.

From the cygwin-1.7.5 release announcement:

- Support DEC Backarrow Key Mode escape sequences (ESC [ ? 67 h,
 ESC [ ? 67 l) in Windows console.

(The first one switches to ^H. You'll need to set stty erase accordingly.)

Andy

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