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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:14 pm    Post subject: Backspace = "^?" [SOLVED] Reply with quote
Sometimes I'll punch backspace and get a "^?" character. Huh? Why? This happens at the TTY0 login screen and Vim.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
hit insert then backspace.

in fact, hit insert then just about any special key...
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
poly_poly-man wrote:
hit insert then backspace.

in fact, hit insert then just about any special key...

Weird... 8O
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