delete key prints "~" in putty

Question

i am SSHing to a RHEL-3 box using Putty. Backspace works correctly, but when I press the "Delete" key the deletion does not happen. Instead, it prints "~" on the screen.

Thanks in advance, Ajay

blueberryfields · Answer 1 · 2010-02-11T14:30:11.907

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Have you tried changing your options in the PuTTY keyboard pannel?

Alternatively, you can try to create a ~/.inputrc file on the RH box, with the following contents:

"\e[3~": delete-char

Once you've created the ~/.inputrc file, restart the shell.

edited Feb 11 '10 at 14:30

answered Feb 04 '10 at 18:50

blueberryfields

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This didn't work :( – Feb 04 '10 at 21:59
You probably forgot to restart the shell. (^X ^R also works.) Also, it's supposed to be ~/.inputrc - in your homedir, not in /. – u1686_grawity Feb 05 '10 at 13:24
This worked for me in the shell, but VIM still has the error. Thanks for the help! – Katerberg Jan 12 '11 at 16:54

delete key prints "~" in putty

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