Re: Sqlplus backspace character

Hi Dick

Just put this line
stty erase ^H in your .bash_profile

cat stty erase ^H >>.bash_profile

and that should fix the issue

regards
Hrishy

• On Fri, 26/12/08, Pedro Espinoza <raindoctor_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Pedro Espinoza <raindoctor_at_gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Sqlplus backspace character
> To: Richard.Goulet_at_parexel.com
> Cc: "oracle-l" <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
> Date: Friday, 26 December, 2008, 12:23 AM
> Bash shells's character map is not controlled by
> settings like 'stty erase
> ^H';/etc/inputrc, ~/.inputrc controlls it. In your
> case, you need to set tty
> map by "stty erase ^H". There exist some old
> programs which rely on
> termcap/terminfo databases as well
>
> .
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Goulet, Richard
> <Richard.Goulet_at_parexel.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > Having a small problem that's a real
> irritant. On one of our
> > Linux platforms sqlplus does not recognize the
> backspace key. Instead it
> > simply displays a ^H. Doesn't happen in the bash
> shell. Anyone got an
> > idea??
> >
> > *Dick Goulet***
> >
> >
      

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