fixing backspace in GRASS xterm

[Robert M. Craver II]

David Hine wrote:

> Dear All
> Could someone kindly advise how to bind the backspace key to the erase action so that I can erase my clumsy keyboard errors instead of starting again with a command line entry.
> I put an .xtermrc in /etc and it works well in other xterms but not in the GRASS spawned one. I tried putting another .xtermrc in $GISBASE/etc but to no avail. Haven't looked under $GISBASE/tcltkgrass.
> Thanks in advance.
> David Hine
> David Hine
> Atkins Rd. Cawongla
> via Kyogle NSW 2474
> Australia
>
> http://nrg.com.au/~fresherb
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> Sustainable Agriculture: Productivity, System Resilience, Maintenance of Natural Assets, and Equity for Producers.

David,

You could add the entry 'stty erase ^H' to your  GIS.sh file, assuming your using GRASS 4.2.

Rob