Backspace problems

Scott Mayo sgmayo at mail.bloomfield.k12.mo.us
Mon Jun 11 18:49:34 UTC 2007


I am not on any VI list, but thought I would post this here to see if 
anyone had any ideas.

This is my first FreeBSD server, so I am still learning.

I got my backspace and delete working the shell after a few adjustments, 
but they still act odd in VI.  I have checked setting with my linux 
boxes (the backspace and delete work fine there) and everything looks 
the same.  I did an stty -a | grep erase and it tells me that erase is 
Contral-? and erase2 is control-H.  I have changed both around to make 
them either Ctrl-? or Ctrl-H, but that has not helped.

If I hit backspace it just backs up on the line until were input-mode 
was started during this input-mode session.  If I hit delete then it 
capitalizes the charcter behind the cursor and throws me into command-mode.

I am not sure if there are anymore settings to change in FreeBSD or if 
it is a setting in VI.

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks.
-- 
Scott Mayo
System Administrator
Bloomfield Schools

Duct tape is like the force, it has a light side and a dark side and it
holds the universe together.


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