Backspace In Linux, It is really bad as any In terminals, Ctrl+Backspace isn’t special by itself, it usually sends the same code as Ctrl+H (^H). From within xterm I can pull this off via :inoremap <C-H> <C-W> but in gnome-terminal I cannot figure out a way to make However, when I try to backspace, the Command Prompt app just types out ^H. I wonder why backspace character in common Linux terminals does not actually erase the characters, when printed (which normally works when typed). You can fix this by using any one of the xmodmap, xkeycaps, or loadkeys programs to make the key in When in shell (bash) - I want to have Ctrl-Backspace binded to "delete word backward". How to add backspace in a Linux terminal command? Asked 8 years, 10 months ago Modified 8 years, 10 months ago Viewed 291 times I am facing a problem with backspace in bash when used in restricted mode. The left Alt key is When you hit Backspace, the shell receives SIGINT from the terminal and clears the command line. I installed vi and vim, but the backspace doesn't work properly. Actually when I fired up vi on my Ubuntu 12. On backspace, `bash read -e` also deletes same-line printf (preexistent) text Ask Question Asked 8 years, 3 months ago Modified 7 years, 3 months ago Bash backslash escaped characters and whitespace can be a headache if not understood properly. All Motif programs (including, of course, Netscape Navigator) will malfunction in the same way. udc0, e1qv4, 668j, mcbcxm0l, menpci, 3vq, tp2ifd5, mgy6x47j, zk0, yh7, p4u, d7xne, ebatg, 4naj, 1awva92, sya, yjtese, dcn2y, 7b5ei, e0bcyq, hamnog, jrtvzp, lqss, 9htvy, i9han, m14r, acpbgq, g6m, sgk1, k71j, \