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@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Pedro Espinoza <raindoctor@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Sqlplus backspace character > To: Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: "oracle-l" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 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@xxxxxxxxxxx > > 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*** > > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l