Delete key

I am using bash as my default shell (coming from Linux
background, sh really drives me insane).  How do I make the
delete key work as it should (instead of a curved dash)? 
Thanks.
 
 
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On Wed, 20 Dec 2006, W. Wayne Liauh wrote:

> I am using bash as my default shell (coming from Linux
background, sh
> really drives me insane).  How do I make the delete key
work as it
> should (instead of a curved dash)?  Thanks.

You mean this: ~ ?  That's called a tilde.  As for the
delete key, I
assume you want it to do what the backspace key does (i.e.,
delete the
character to the left of the cursor)?  If so, just type:

	stty erase [press Del key here]

BTW, this sort of question should probably be asked on
os-help.

HTH,

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Rich Teer wrote On 2006-12-20 20:09,:
>>I am using bash as my default shell (coming from
Linux background, sh
>>really drives me insane).  How do I make the delete
key work as it
>>should (instead of a curved dash)?  Thanks.
> 
> You mean this: ~ ?  That's called a tilde.  As for the
delete key, I
> assume you want it to do what the backspace key does
(i.e., delete the
> character to the left of the cursor)?  If so, just
type:

I'd rather assume make it behave as everywhere else in the
World, which 
means "delete char at the right and don't move the
cursor"

> HTH,

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> How do I make the delete key work as it should (instead
> of a curved dash)? 

Is that under the GUI, inside a gnome-terminal?

In gnome-terminal, Edit -> Current Profile ... ->
Compatibility.
In the compatibility tab you can configure that the
backspace
key sends a "control-H" and the delete key sends
an "ascii DEL"
character.
 
 
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> > How do I make the delete key work as it should
> (instead
> > of a curved dash)? 
> 
> Is that under the GUI, inside a gnome-terminal?
> 
> In gnome-terminal, Edit -> Current Profile ... ->
> Compatibility.
> In the compatibility tab you can configure that the
> backspace
> key sends a "control-H" and the delete key
sends an
> "ascii DEL"
> character.

Thanks.  I should have done a bit more work myself, but if
you still have patience with me, I want to report that I did
as you described, but now both the delele (ascii DEL) and
the backspace (control-H) keys are doing what the backspace
key is doing (i.e., deleting character to the left of the
cursor).  I want to delete key to delete character to the
right of the cursor.  Thanks again for your kind help.
 
 
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