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From: Pete Gavin <pete@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Keyboard -- DEL Key
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 11:49:54
Message-Id: 20010205114954.B11667@cvs.gentoo.org
1 On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 07:39:46PM +0100, Knut Feiert wrote:
2 > There seems to be a problem with the DEL key
3 > in Gentoo Linux 1.0_rc4_pre2.
4 > Pressing the del key either on the key block
5 > above the cursor keys or in the numeric
6 > key pad with num lock off gives a beep and
7 > a ~ (Tilde) instead of erasing the character
8 > under the cursor. Problem seems independent
9 > from the keymap used. (tried us, and de varieties)
10 > Does not happen with suse and kernel 2.2.
11 > (tried a keymap from suse aswell)
12 >
13 >
14
15 Add this line to your ~/.inputrc file to make the delete key work as
16 expected in bash:
17
18 "\e[3~": delete-char
19
20 Pete