Use BackSpace Key to Erase characters instead of Delete Key

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Created: Oct 07, 2003

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Normally when you access Solaris in text mode , for erasing a character the Delete Key has to be used . To use the BackSpace key instead .......

Normally when you access Solaris in text mode , for erasing a character the Delete Key has to be used and if you use the BackSpace Key . To use the BackSpace key instead .....

Please enter the following at the prompt

stty erase ^H

But once u log out of the system and login again the changes are lost and if u want to retain them even after ur logout .

If u are using sh or ksh

Please add the above mentioned line to the .profile
file

If u are using csh

Please add the line to .login file

If u are using bash shell

Please add the file to .bash_profile file .