Thread: No backspace key in the psql command-line tool?

No backspace key in the psql command-line tool?

From
Rob Yampolsky
Date:
Stupid question.

How do you get the backspace key to work in the psql command-line
tool?   Just echos ^H's. I'm running on Mandrake Linux 7.2, and it works
from the system console, but not from a konsole X terminal (or from a
vt220-based telnet session from Windows - using CRT's telnet).

Curses programs don't seem to have this problem, but then again, it
doesn't look like psql uses curses anyway.  But I have seen a similar
problem when I telnet from a konsole window on my Linux box into an AIX
box.

Thanks,
Rob


Re: No backspace key in the psql command-line tool?

From
"mike"
Date:
depending on your client, you should just be able to turn naclspace into a
delete and a delte into a backspace.
in SecureCRT its found in your connection profile under your keyboard
settings

you could also try running VT100 as well

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Yampolsky" <ryampols@cjds.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 1:49 PM
Subject: No backspace key in the psql command-line tool?


> Stupid question.
>
> How do you get the backspace key to work in the psql command-line
> tool?   Just echos ^H's. I'm running on Mandrake Linux 7.2, and it works
> from the system console, but not from a konsole X terminal (or from a
> vt220-based telnet session from Windows - using CRT's telnet).
>
> Curses programs don't seem to have this problem, but then again, it
> doesn't look like psql uses curses anyway.  But I have seen a similar
> problem when I telnet from a konsole window on my Linux box into an AIX
> box.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
>
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