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backspace is displayed as &nbsp;$?<br />
delete is displayed as ^[[3~
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this happens only when i am running some interactive code from unix prompt
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i found this link helful...<br />
<a href="http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/backspace.html" rel="ugc">http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/backspace.html</a><br />
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can someone pls close the question...<br />
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Thanks
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hi sunnycode, <br />
actually both of our comments were in parallel...anyway you deserve the points for trying
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just 1 question<br />
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when i type stty , i get<br />
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speed 9600 baud; evenp hupcl -cread<br />
time = 255; intr = ^C; erase = DEL; kill = ^U;<br />
eol &lt;undef&gt;;<br />
susp = ^Z; dsusp = ^Y;<br />
werase = ^W; lnext = ^V;<br />
brkint -inpck icrnl -ixany ixoff onlcr tab3<br />
iexten echo echoe echok<br />
-echoke<br />
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who controls this file, is it some kind of unix languauge
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hey summycode, <br />
Backspace works fine, but when i use up and down arrow keys, to see previous commands, it gives strabge characters<br />
^[[A &nbsp; and &nbsp; ^[[B &nbsp; respectively<br />

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&gt;who controls this file, is it some kind of unix languauge<br />
Not sure what you are mean by controlling the file?<br />
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Arrow keys<br />
<a href="http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/faq-c-arr.html#faq-c-arr" rel="ugc">http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/faq-c-arr.html#faq-c-arr</a>
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confused...regarding arrow key<br />
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can u please tell me the exact command for all type of unix host &nbsp;HP,solaris,OSF1,Linux
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what is your terminal type ?
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i guess i'll have to open new question..will do it
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echo $term ... what does this command give? .. If it is not vt100 try<br />
set term=vt100<br />
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This is the most common type and probably this should set things right.
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<a href="http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/applications/terminal/tera_term/1234/" rel="ugc">http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/applications/terminal/tera_term/1234/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/applications/terminal/tera_term/1105/" rel="ugc">http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/applications/terminal/tera_term/1105/</a>
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On some of the Unix host, when i try to delete the character using delete key or backspace, <br />
i can't do that and i see strange characters like &quot;^[[3~&quot; or &quot;^?&quot; etc....<br />
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i know there should be some settings which can prevent this
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On some of the Unix host, when i try to delete the character using delete key or backspace, 
i can't do that and i see strange characters like "^[[3~" or "^?" etc....

i know there should be some settings which can prevent this

backspace is displayed as  $?
delete is displayed as ^[[3~

this happens only when i am running some interactive code from unix prompt

i found this link helful...
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/backspace.html

can someone pls close the question...

Thanks

hi sunnycode, 
actually both of our comments were in parallel...anyway you deserve the points for trying

just 1 question

when i type stty , i get

speed 9600 baud; evenp hupcl -cread
time = 255; intr = ^C; erase = DEL; kill = ^U;
eol &lt;undef&gt;;
susp = ^Z; dsusp = ^Y;
werase = ^W; lnext = ^V;
brkint -inpck icrnl -ixany ixoff onlcr tab3
iexten echo echoe echok
-echoke

who controls this file, is it some kind of unix languauge

hey summycode, 
Backspace works fine, but when i use up and down arrow keys, to see previous commands, it gives strabge characters
^[[A   and   ^[[B   respectively


&gt;who controls this file, is it some kind of unix languauge
Not sure what you are mean by controlling the file?

Arrow keys
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/faq-c-arr.html#faq-c-arr

confused...regarding arrow key

can u please tell me the exact command for all type of unix host  HP,solaris,OSF1,Linux

i guess i&#39;ll have to open new question..will do it

echo $term ... what does this command give? .. If it is not vt100 try
set term=vt100

This is the most common type and probably this should set things right.

http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/applications/terminal/tera_term/1234/
http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/applications/terminal/tera_term/1105/

strange charactes on unix box

On some of the Unix host, when i try to delete the character using delete key or backspace, 
i can&#39;t do that and i see strange characters like &quot;^[[3~&quot; or &quot;^?&quot; etc....

i know there should be some settings which can prevent this

Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 at Bell Labs. Today, it is a modern OS with many commercial flavors and licensees, including FreeBSD, Hewlett-Packard’s UX, IBM AIX and Apple Mac OS-X. Apart from its command-line interface, most UNIX variations support the standardized X Window System for GUIs, with the exception of the Mac OS, which uses a proprietary system.