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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:11538 comp.unix.questions:51797 comp.windows.x.i386unix:10507 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!dopey.cc.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: vax@dopey.cc.utexas.edu (Vax) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.unix.questions,comp.windows.x.i386unix Subject: [NetBSD-0.9] Backspace problem^H^H^H Date: 14 Jul 1994 04:43:30 -0500 Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Lines: 15 Message-ID: <3031c2$cvr@dopey.cc.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: dopey.cc.utexas.edu I run the following program as part of a "menu option" selected by ipick: echo "Enter pattern for $(basename $2):" && read regexp_pattern && echo $regexp_ pattern >> $dlpatdir/regexp_match Problem is, the read statement tends not to understand any kind of backspace character (this is running under XFree86-1.3, under xterm). It's very annoying. What is the problem? What is the fix? Beware: slight crossposting (I don't know where the error is :( ) Reply (at least) via email please. -- Internet is not a medium for self-expression, but rather for self-education. VaX#n8 vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu - Don't believe the hype