Delete Key Mac Map To Backspace For Vi Editor

The d means, “delete” After typing the d, you need to hit the [enter] key, and when you do so, all lines in the file will be deleted. If you needed to see how to delete all lines in a file using vim, I hope this is helpful.

I have to work on a really old AIX workstation with vi version 3.10 in it.I have done a little work in vim, but that was much more easy to use than the old vi (atleast untill I get used to the old vi).

Since I have been using the backspace key to erase my previous character for ever since I was born, I would like to have that functionality in vi as well.

I did search for a solution.

I found the following:

1. :set backspace=2 (:set all does not have a backspace option, nor nocompatible)

2. stty erase ^? (Didn't work)

3. In .exrc file in my home directory, I can set up a mapping. ie, map .

However, in the edit mode in vi, pressing backspace actually takes my cursor to one position on the left, but does not remove it.

How do I map a supposedly arrow key to make it perform the function of a backspace?

AIX Version: 55300 something. uname -a gives AIX << hostname >> 3 5

1 Answer

Try

:map Backspace X

You’ll have to type a Ctrl+V immediately before the Backspace, and so the command will probably look like

:map ^H X

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Forward delete using Apple keyboard

I am using a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.5. I am new to this development environment, and previously worked on Windows.

I am wondering what is the backspace key of Mac (i.e. which is used to delete the character previous to current cursor position in text editor)? Windows keyboard has a dedicated backspace key, but I did not find such a key on my MacBook Pro keyboard.

Thanks in advance.

marked as duplicate by Arjan, quack quixoteMay 17 '10 at 8:59

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Mac only has a backspace key. It does not have a 'delete' key. (You can however, do FN+Backspace and it will do the same thing as a Delete key on windows.

The delete button actually acts as backspace. Pressing Fn + Fel will delete the character ahead.

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