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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to make the "DEL" key work?
Date: 15 May 1997 14:44:42 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <01bc60f7$b4bcec40$232c3d9b@muna019>,
"Andreas Hinterleitner" <ahinterleitn@bangate.eur.compaq.com> writes:
> I use bash 2.0 and FreeBSD 2.2.1 with german keyboard settings, but the
> DEL-key acts just like the backspace key. I want it to delete the char
> below the actual cursor position (the ctrl-<I dont't remember the keystroke
> now> sequence works perfectly). How can I "enable" the DEL key?
The only way I can think of is to change your keyboard map
file so that DEL sends CTRL-d. Check the keymap variable
in /etc/sysconfig and edit the file it refers to. You
need to change the definition for key 083.
Of course this isn't always ideal !
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !