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Re: backspace/delete at the console



donk wrote:
> 
> Deciding to try out debian I installed 1.3 and recenly discovered delete
> doesn't work as I hoped. Delete is mapped as ^[[3~ which produces simply
> "~" and a beep. 

I don't know what the <ESC> sequence is about (though it smells a lot
like
emacs);  but mapping <CTRL>D to anything but <EOF> would certainly drive
me (and most old UNIX hackers I suspect) right up the wall.  It IS a
PERSONAL Computer, however, so whatever floats your boat, I guess.

> I finally mapped ^D to the Delete key which produces the
> desired results (deletes current char. over the cursor) but seems wrong to
> me. Is there a better way to do this and has anyone else experienced this
> problem? Thanks.
> 
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