> On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 12:12:42PM -0500, Scot Jenkins wrote: > > Folks, > > I'm working on some Linux boxes (Redhat, Debian) but to get to them I > > have to go through and OpenBSD shell server. Typically I login to the > > OpenBSD box, run screen on it, then ssh to the Linux boxes. The problem > > I have is the backspace key doesn't work properly in vi on the Linux boxes, > > but works as expected at the shell prompt. In vi when I type a backspace > > I get '^?' char displayed on screen. Very annoying. Any idea what > > "stty erase" should be set to to make this work consistently at the > > shell prompt _AND_ in vi? I ended up setting my TERM type to "linux" on the RH9 box and that fixed the problem. Incidentally, when I ssh'd from an OpenBSD screen session to a Debian box, I didn't have this problem. RH9 uses termcap, Debian uses terminfo. More details on the problem/solution can be found here: http://thinkunix.net/unix/tips/screen-backspace.txt Thanks to everyone who replied with suggestions. -- scot _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list