backspace not working, even after attempted fix
I tried following the instructions in Backspace key not working in vim , but I still have the same problem: BACKSPACE inserts a ^?
That is to say: inserting set bs=indent,eol,start in my ~/.vimrc did not solve the problem.
I am sure that I am loading the correct source file (I did a test of another setting, and the change propagated).
I am using: Vi IMproved 7.2 on Ubuntu with Gnome. In the terminal application, backspace works properly.
vim backspace
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I tried following the instructions in Backspace key not working in vim , but I still have the same problem: BACKSPACE inserts a ^?
That is to say: inserting set bs=indent,eol,start in my ~/.vimrc did not solve the problem.
I am sure that I am loading the correct source file (I did a test of another setting, and the change propagated).
I am using: Vi IMproved 7.2 on Ubuntu with Gnome. In the terminal application, backspace works properly.
vim backspace
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:16
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I tried following the instructions in Backspace key not working in vim , but I still have the same problem: BACKSPACE inserts a ^?
That is to say: inserting set bs=indent,eol,start in my ~/.vimrc did not solve the problem.
I am sure that I am loading the correct source file (I did a test of another setting, and the change propagated).
I am using: Vi IMproved 7.2 on Ubuntu with Gnome. In the terminal application, backspace works properly.
vim backspace
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:16
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asked Jun 2 '11 at 1:32
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I tried following the instructions in Backspace key not working in vim , but I still have the same problem: BACKSPACE inserts a ^?
That is to say: inserting set bs=indent,eol,start in my ~/.vimrc did not solve the problem.
I am sure that I am loading the correct source file (I did a test of another setting, and the change propagated).
I am using: Vi IMproved 7.2 on Ubuntu with Gnome. In the terminal application, backspace works properly.
vim backspace
vim backspace
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Vim seems to be confused about what your terminal sends as the erase character. As this varies between ^? (Ctrl+?, or DEL for "delete") and ^H (Ctrl+H or BS for "backspace"), Vim depends on someone telling it what to expect.
That shouldn't happen unless
- you're changing related settings in your
vimrc, - you're changing the value of the
TERMenvironment variable, - your terminal information database is messed up, or
- you're suffering from a gremlin infestation.
For troubleshooting, try to run the command stty erase ^? before starting Vim, and see if this fixes it. Enter the ^? not separately as ^ and ?, but by first pressing Ctrl+V, then your Backspace key. If your shell is well-behaved, this should produce a literal representation of whatever your terminal sends when you hit that key.
answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
pethpeth
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Thanks,stty erase ^?worked for me. I added it to my.bashrcfile.
– dsg
Jun 3 '11 at 2:50
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Found this question while searching for something mildly related, and thought I'd post a pedantic (but possibly helpful) follow-up.
Most modern versions of stty(1) (including the version shipped with GNU Coreutils) interpret the two-character sequences ^ ? and ^ h as the control sequence ASCII DEL and ASCII BS (respectively). Or more generally, two-character sequences starting with ^ as their equivalent ASCII control character.
So the two following commands are equivalent:
stty erase '^?'
stty erase ^VDEL
answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
David KlannDavid Klann
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If you are using gnome-terminal then there should be a setting to have backspace emulate ^H. There are similar settings in other terminal emulators; it's the first place I would go since no one else has mentioned it.
edited Nov 6 '15 at 21:19
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answered Jun 2 '11 at 4:27
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Try adding the following to your .bashrc ( or .profile )
stty erase ^H
That is the character "^" followed by the character "H"
--or--
If that does not work, to get "^H" type control-V followed by control-H
See vim help
:help gui-pty-erase
answered Jun 2 '11 at 5:53
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Vim seems to be confused about what your terminal sends as the erase character. As this varies between ^? (Ctrl+?, or DEL for "delete") and ^H (Ctrl+H or BS for "backspace"), Vim depends on someone telling it what to expect.
That shouldn't happen unless
- you're changing related settings in your
vimrc, - you're changing the value of the
TERMenvironment variable, - your terminal information database is messed up, or
- you're suffering from a gremlin infestation.
For troubleshooting, try to run the command stty erase ^? before starting Vim, and see if this fixes it. Enter the ^? not separately as ^ and ?, but by first pressing Ctrl+V, then your Backspace key. If your shell is well-behaved, this should produce a literal representation of whatever your terminal sends when you hit that key.
answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
pethpeth
7,22022439
Thanks,stty erase ^?worked for me. I added it to my.bashrcfile.
– dsg
Jun 3 '11 at 2:50
add a comment |
Vim seems to be confused about what your terminal sends as the erase character. As this varies between ^? (Ctrl+?, or DEL for "delete") and ^H (Ctrl+H or BS for "backspace"), Vim depends on someone telling it what to expect.
That shouldn't happen unless
- you're changing related settings in your
vimrc, - you're changing the value of the
TERMenvironment variable, - your terminal information database is messed up, or
- you're suffering from a gremlin infestation.
For troubleshooting, try to run the command stty erase ^? before starting Vim, and see if this fixes it. Enter the ^? not separately as ^ and ?, but by first pressing Ctrl+V, then your Backspace key. If your shell is well-behaved, this should produce a literal representation of whatever your terminal sends when you hit that key.
answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
pethpeth
7,22022439
Thanks,stty erase ^?worked for me. I added it to my.bashrcfile.
– dsg
Jun 3 '11 at 2:50
add a comment |
Vim seems to be confused about what your terminal sends as the erase character. As this varies between ^? (Ctrl+?, or DEL for "delete") and ^H (Ctrl+H or BS for "backspace"), Vim depends on someone telling it what to expect.
That shouldn't happen unless
- you're changing related settings in your
vimrc, - you're changing the value of the
TERMenvironment variable, - your terminal information database is messed up, or
- you're suffering from a gremlin infestation.
For troubleshooting, try to run the command stty erase ^? before starting Vim, and see if this fixes it. Enter the ^? not separately as ^ and ?, but by first pressing Ctrl+V, then your Backspace key. If your shell is well-behaved, this should produce a literal representation of whatever your terminal sends when you hit that key.
answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
pethpeth
7,22022439
Vim seems to be confused about what your terminal sends as the erase character. As this varies between ^? (Ctrl+?, or DEL for "delete") and ^H (Ctrl+H or BS for "backspace"), Vim depends on someone telling it what to expect.
That shouldn't happen unless
- you're changing related settings in your
vimrc, - you're changing the value of the
TERMenvironment variable, - your terminal information database is messed up, or
- you're suffering from a gremlin infestation.
For troubleshooting, try to run the command stty erase ^? before starting Vim, and see if this fixes it. Enter the ^? not separately as ^ and ?, but by first pressing Ctrl+V, then your Backspace key. If your shell is well-behaved, this should produce a literal representation of whatever your terminal sends when you hit that key.
answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
pethpeth
7,22022439
answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
pethpeth
7,22022439
answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
pethpeth
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answered Jun 2 '11 at 2:37
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Thanks,stty erase ^?worked for me. I added it to my.bashrcfile.
– dsg
Jun 3 '11 at 2:50
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Thanks,stty erase ^?worked for me. I added it to my.bashrcfile.
– dsg
Jun 3 '11 at 2:50
Thanks,
stty erase ^? worked for me. I added it to my .bashrc file.– dsg
Jun 3 '11 at 2:50
Thanks,
stty erase ^? worked for me. I added it to my .bashrc file.– dsg
Jun 3 '11 at 2:50
add a comment |
Found this question while searching for something mildly related, and thought I'd post a pedantic (but possibly helpful) follow-up.
Most modern versions of stty(1) (including the version shipped with GNU Coreutils) interpret the two-character sequences ^ ? and ^ h as the control sequence ASCII DEL and ASCII BS (respectively). Or more generally, two-character sequences starting with ^ as their equivalent ASCII control character.
So the two following commands are equivalent:
stty erase '^?'
stty erase ^VDEL
answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
David KlannDavid Klann
111
add a comment |
Found this question while searching for something mildly related, and thought I'd post a pedantic (but possibly helpful) follow-up.
Most modern versions of stty(1) (including the version shipped with GNU Coreutils) interpret the two-character sequences ^ ? and ^ h as the control sequence ASCII DEL and ASCII BS (respectively). Or more generally, two-character sequences starting with ^ as their equivalent ASCII control character.
So the two following commands are equivalent:
stty erase '^?'
stty erase ^VDEL
answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
David KlannDavid Klann
111
add a comment |
Found this question while searching for something mildly related, and thought I'd post a pedantic (but possibly helpful) follow-up.
Most modern versions of stty(1) (including the version shipped with GNU Coreutils) interpret the two-character sequences ^ ? and ^ h as the control sequence ASCII DEL and ASCII BS (respectively). Or more generally, two-character sequences starting with ^ as their equivalent ASCII control character.
So the two following commands are equivalent:
stty erase '^?'
stty erase ^VDEL
answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
David KlannDavid Klann
111
Found this question while searching for something mildly related, and thought I'd post a pedantic (but possibly helpful) follow-up.
Most modern versions of stty(1) (including the version shipped with GNU Coreutils) interpret the two-character sequences ^ ? and ^ h as the control sequence ASCII DEL and ASCII BS (respectively). Or more generally, two-character sequences starting with ^ as their equivalent ASCII control character.
So the two following commands are equivalent:
stty erase '^?'
stty erase ^VDEL
answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
David KlannDavid Klann
111
answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
David KlannDavid Klann
111
answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
David KlannDavid Klann
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answered Mar 23 '12 at 17:34
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If you are using gnome-terminal then there should be a setting to have backspace emulate ^H. There are similar settings in other terminal emulators; it's the first place I would go since no one else has mentioned it.
edited Nov 6 '15 at 21:19
fixer1234
18.8k144982
answered Jun 2 '11 at 4:27
elcashelcash
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add a comment |
If you are using gnome-terminal then there should be a setting to have backspace emulate ^H. There are similar settings in other terminal emulators; it's the first place I would go since no one else has mentioned it.
edited Nov 6 '15 at 21:19
fixer1234
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answered Jun 2 '11 at 4:27
elcashelcash
1664
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If you are using gnome-terminal then there should be a setting to have backspace emulate ^H. There are similar settings in other terminal emulators; it's the first place I would go since no one else has mentioned it.
edited Nov 6 '15 at 21:19
fixer1234
18.8k144982
answered Jun 2 '11 at 4:27
elcashelcash
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If you are using gnome-terminal then there should be a setting to have backspace emulate ^H. There are similar settings in other terminal emulators; it's the first place I would go since no one else has mentioned it.
edited Nov 6 '15 at 21:19
fixer1234
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answered Jun 2 '11 at 4:27
elcashelcash
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edited Nov 6 '15 at 21:19
fixer1234
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fixer1234
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answered Jun 2 '11 at 4:27
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Try adding the following to your .bashrc ( or .profile )
stty erase ^H
That is the character "^" followed by the character "H"
--or--
If that does not work, to get "^H" type control-V followed by control-H
See vim help
:help gui-pty-erase
answered Jun 2 '11 at 5:53
broomdodgerbroomdodger
1,420105
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Try adding the following to your .bashrc ( or .profile )
stty erase ^H
That is the character "^" followed by the character "H"
--or--
If that does not work, to get "^H" type control-V followed by control-H
See vim help
:help gui-pty-erase
answered Jun 2 '11 at 5:53
broomdodgerbroomdodger
1,420105
add a comment |
Try adding the following to your .bashrc ( or .profile )
stty erase ^H
That is the character "^" followed by the character "H"
--or--
If that does not work, to get "^H" type control-V followed by control-H
See vim help
:help gui-pty-erase
answered Jun 2 '11 at 5:53
broomdodgerbroomdodger
1,420105
Try adding the following to your .bashrc ( or .profile )
stty erase ^H
That is the character "^" followed by the character "H"
--or--
If that does not work, to get "^H" type control-V followed by control-H
See vim help
:help gui-pty-erase
answered Jun 2 '11 at 5:53
broomdodgerbroomdodger
1,420105
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