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From: proberts@clark.net (Paul D. Robertson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to set VT220
Date: 2 Dec 1996 02:26:35 GMT
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Jaroslav Klaus (xklausj@vision.felk.cvut.cz) is rumored to have uttered :
: Hi!
: I installed FreeBSD (my problem is in any version). Then I recompiled
: kernel with sco driver disabled and pcvt enabled. TERM=vt220 after
: login, but it still doesn't work correctly. For example Backspace key
: prints ^? , I can switch amoung virtual consoles using F9, F10, F11, F12

stty erase <press_the_backspace_key>

Should take care of your backspace problems.

Paul
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