When I telnet I often find that the backspace key isn't mapped.
So I type 'stty erase ^?' other variations can be 'stty erase ^backspace key'. This
can be put in your .login script.
Tamara
ps: if you are telneting from outside your school, why don't you use ssh instead of
telnet? Once I use
> My Unix class is actually working on Linux RedHat 5.2. I
> telnet to the server from home. A friend and I are playing with
> talk and write to send messages back and forth. I think we've
> got talk down, but here's the problem with write: How, if at
> all, do I correct my butterfinger typing
The issue of whether the backspace key will work or not depends on the
function calls being used by the client program to read the keyboard.
If the program uses the normal fgets(), gets(), or any other one in that
family then the translations set for your specific terminal should work
fine. If
when the backspace key gives ^H
try holding down the Ctrl key and then
hitting the backspace key - this seems
to make the backspace key work as expected
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At 10:36 PM 10/13/99 +0100, Telsa Gwynne wrote:
>On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 04:04:05PM -0500 or thereabouts, Mary P. Wood wrote:
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>Uh-huh. Who already has PGP figured out :) More than me :)
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If you type stty erase '^H'. this should fix your problem (I hope!!). Sorry
I do not have time to explain in detail - I am really late for work hehe.
-- Oliver
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On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 04:04:05PM -0500 or thereabouts, Mary P. Wood wrote:
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Uh-huh. Who already has PGP figured out :) More than me :)
> My Unix class is actually working on Linux RedHat 5.2
Which key are your using to erase the incorrect character? I have been on
several systems where 'Backspace' gives me a ^H, but the 'Delete' key
works fine.
Cat
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