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Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 12:25:12 -0400
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On 5/27/2010 10:11 AM, RISINGP1 AT nationwide DOT com wrote:
> I was having trouble with the backspace key, but it was with pdksh, so I
> don't know if this will work for you, but it is worth a try...
>
> Andy Koppe<andy DOT koppe AT gmail DOT com>  wrote:
>
>> 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.)

That's a different issue.  The OP's problem is a conflict with MKS,
particularly with environment variables both MKS and Cygwin use to define a
working terminal setting.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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