This may seem hideously inane, but i havent been able to find any reference on the web for this. I'd assume that its a control character that backspaces in (emacs? vim?). The thing i dont get is the humour. I remember something in my redhat 5.2 manual along the lines of "xscreensave gives you hours of enjoyment^h^h^h^h monitor saving" with a footnote saying its a joke, not a typo. The thing is, how is this funny? Anyone? thanks, geoff
