> > 1. What is your TERM environment variable set to in each case? There are various $TERM values used. In the virtual console it is cons25, in the X based terminal emulators I have tries xter, xterm-color, and linux. All behave in similar manners.
> > 2. What does the following command print? > % stty -a > speed 38400 baud; 24 rows; 80 columns; lflags: icanon isig iexten echo echoe echok echoke -echonl echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho pendin -nokerninfo -extproc iflags: -istrip icrnl -inlcr -igncr ixon -ixoff ixany imaxbel -ignbrk brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk oflags: opost onlcr -ocrnl -oxtabs -onocr -onlret cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow -dtrflow -mdmbuf cchars: discard = ^O; dsusp = ^Y; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>; eol2 = <undef>; erase = ^H; erase2 = ^@; intr = ^C; kill = ^U; lnext = ^V; min = 1; quit = ^\; reprint = ^R; start = ^Q; status = ^T; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; time = 0; werase = ^W; This is using an X terminal emulator. When in a virtual console erase2 is ^H, the same as erase. Michael. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message