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fix_bs_and_del(1)

fix_bs_and_del1

Fix the delete and backspace keys on a console

Usage

fix_bs_and_del

Overview

fix_bs_and_del is a simple script to make the Backspace key send a BS character and the Delete key send a DEL character.

It works on the console, (not under X), and uses loadkeys to change to keycodes.

History

  • Debian 7 (Wheezy) to Debian 3.1 (Sarge): the text shown here
  • Debian 3.0 (Woody) to Debian 2.2 (Potato)
  • Debian 2.1 (Slink)

Authors

fix_bs_and_del was written by Mark Lord. This manual page was Written by Alastair McKinstry, Debian, Jan 2003.

From console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-70 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.