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Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:35:04 -0400
From: Linus Hicks <lihicks AT gpi DOT com>
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Subject: Re: rxvt as Bash login console
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Harig, Mark wrote:
--- snip ----
> 
> I have also found that under some circumstances, the backspace
> key does not work properly.  The following setting fixed that
> problem:
> 
>    rxvt*ttyModes: erase ^?
> 

Bash seems to be very forgiving of what it uses as the backspace character, so 
no problem there, but the above doesn't work for me when I am in, e.g. vim. This 
is what works for me:

rxvt*backspacekey:      ^H

And that matches what stty shows is set as my erase character.

Linus

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