Re: Backspace and Delete in vi.

Nathan wrote:
> It was set to "xterm" I changed it to vt100 with no change in result.
>
> Robert Newson wrote:
>
>> Nathan wrote:
>>
>>> I need to interact with a number of Unix/Linux servers at work. I
>>> use putty as an SSH client to do so.
>>> I use vi as my editor of choice.
>>> On some of these servers, when i try to backspace, or delete, text in
>>> VI, i end up with varied results. Sometimes when i press the delete
>>> key, it doesnt delete a character, rather, it capitalizes it. and
>>> backspace generally does nothing.
>>>
>>> Both keys work at the shell prompt, and in other full screen editors.
>>> Why does this happen to me in vi?
>>
>>
>>
>> At a guess, the term setting is wrong.
>>
>> Pressing the DELETE key generates an esc sequence (ESC [ 3 ~) which
>> includes a TILDE (~) character - which is the convert char case
>> command of VI.
>>
>> what's the value of:
>>
>> $ echo $term
>>
>> I've had it set (automatically) to ANSI and VI messed up as the
>> terminal being emulated was a VT100; changing it thus fixed the problem.
>>
If I recall correctly, the correct key for deleting a single character
is 'X' in command mode. That works in every single `vi' or `vim'
environment I have ever used.

Steve
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