tOn Mon, 18 Mar 2002 encrypt84@prtc.net wrote:

> Hi guys, im a bsd newbie so help me please! . I ran the chsh
> command to change the shell and when i hit the backspace in vi
> (while in interactive mode) it gives me an error saying ^?
> isn't a vi command. I think i need to remap my keyboard. But

sounds like your're root runing csh.  easy way around that is:

hostname% sh
# TERM=[vt220]
# export TERM
# vi [file]

...or just install pkgsrc/editors/vim, minus GTK support, which handles
terminals automagically a lot better.

-lava

> where do i do it? (btw Im not running XWindows). I already
> tried changing the term variable and it still doesnt let me
> backspace while im in vi. Thanks in advance
>
>
> Jonathan
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