# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-12-10 11:59:53 +0200:
> I'm getting pissed (me and some other professors) by the Backspace and
> Delete keystrokes that are incorrectly handled by either PuTTY or
> FreeBSD when connecting to a FreeBSD system from a Windows workstation
> with PuTTY. No need to mention that when it comes to Linux everything
> looks fine.
different terminals use different values for backspace/delete. linux
console uses ^? for backspace, ^[[~3 for delete, while freebsd uses
^H for backspace, and ^? for delete. putty assumes linux, so it
defaults to the codes linux terminal expects.
if you check the xterm definition in /etc/termcap, you'll see
that it defines kb=^H and kD=^?. putty claims to be xterm
(Connection -> Terminal type string), so it is the liar here.
> What is the proper solution?
IMO: fixing the terminal, in this case: putty.
> I'd rather prefer to modify the termcaps than making adjustments in
> PuTTY, as some persons get cranky when it comes about changing PuTTY
> settings while Linux works well with the defaults.
IIRC this setting is session-wide, so you can have
^? / ^[[~3 for linux, and ^H / ^? for freebsd.
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