[lug] backspace key not working in vi

[Hugh Brown]

How do I remap?  Or rather, where is the Manual so I can RTM it?

Hugh

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hugh Brown" <hbrown at byu.edu>
> 
> > When I hit the backspace key in vi it deletes to the right of the cursor
> > instead of to the left.
> > 
> 
> The problem is that your backspace key is sending a delete instead
> of ^h.  You need to remap it.
> 
> Actually, this is something that I find annoying about a lot of programs.
> They tend to ignore stty settings and instead just assume that you want
> del for backspace instead ^h, which is, I believe, a left over bit of
> fanaticism from RMS.
> 
> -- a
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