Backspace key does not work in sqlplus.

[Jack C. Mahaffey]

Any ideas why the backspace will not work in sqlplus or svrmgrl?

thanks....

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

This is a terminal type issue.

echo $TERM

stty -a and see if you have done anything special with the backspace key.

Attaching mine as a reference. My backspace key does work in sqlplus.

SEP

[A. Clay Stephenson]

There is nothing special about sqlplus or svrmgrl; they simply use the erase key as defined by your TERM setting. Do a stty -a (as whatever user is actually running sqlplus) and note the 'erase=' value. You thgen need to make certain that your terminal (or terminal emulator) is indeed generating that key OR use the stty command to define a matcvhing erase character.

[Umapathy S]

Jack,
Mostly term problems. try stty erase ^? before opening sqlplus

HTH,
Umapathy

[Bill Hassell]

If you are not using a 'real' terminal but an emulator, most likely it is a VT100 lookalike, perhaps supplied with an Xwindow package, and many of these programs default to VMS mode for backspace which means the backspace key on the keyboard transmits the DEL character. If stty -a shows that erase = ^H then configure your terminal emulator to map backspace = backspace rather than backspace = deleteKey.

[Jack C. Mahaffey]

Thanks all. My .profile was setting erase to ^H


jack...

[Jack C. Mahaffey]

Typo in last response. My .profile was setting erase to ^?

[Bill Hassell]

FYI: ^? is the DEL (delete) key.