On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 03:30:58PM +0100, O. Hartmann wrote: > > And you are using xterm (not rxvt)? > > No, pure and plain and conservative xterm as it comes with the port and > no extravagant terminal thingy.
Linux generally uses DEL (127) and (almost) everyone else uses BS (8). Adding to the confusion, most keyboards label it "Backspace". Most (but not all) applications on a given host are consistent with the choice (or accept either code). There are exceptions, of course. With xterm, you can use control/Backspace to toggle between the two (for one keypress), or use the control/left-mouse menu to toggle the "Backarrow Key (BS/DEL)" entry. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
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