> Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> >Your xterm is not following Linux policy - this is a solved problem in
> >Linuxspace. Debian bit the bullet a few years ago and did the neccessary
> >deed to make all their terminal emulators and console match.
>
> So Linux policy is to support only terminals that generate ^? for
> backspace?
No.
Linux supports everything. Try doing a "man stty".
But the default behaviour is ^?, which makes emacs happy, and also happens
to be the default mode for most real vt100 terminals out there.
If you have a terminal that really really wants ^H, just do
stty erase ^H
and Linux will happily believe you.
Linus
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