backspace in vi is ^? in FC3

Robert G. (Doc) Savage dsavage at peaknet.net
Mon Nov 15 02:33:25 UTC 2004


On Sun, 2004-11-14 at 17:33 -0600, John Thompson wrote:
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> Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
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> | After upgrading from FC1 to FC3 I've noticed vi no longer backspaces
> | properly in insert mode. It puts up a ^? character instead. Has anyone
> | else noticed this?
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> Compare your old /etc/vimrc (or ~/.vimrc) file with the new one.

The first disappeared in the upgrade and there never was a second. :-(.

-- Doc 
Robert G. (Doc) Savage, BSE(EE), CISSP, RHCE | Fairview Heights, IL
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