Backspace/Delete not working in Unix environment

[heath carlough]

I can't get my backspace/delete key to work inside sqlplus and it is very annoying. I make lots of typos generally and I can't move the cursor back.
Any solutions to my problem??

[Mark Spritzler]

Are you using a Telnet client?
If so, it isn't SQLPLUS that is causing the problem, it is the terminal connections settings. There is usually a setting about backspace and carriage return, and something about Control-H.
Since I am not sure which Telnet software you use, I cannot help more.
But if you are on the UNIX box directly, then I can't help much.
Good Luck
Mark

[SJ Adnams]

man stty.
try
stty erase ^?

[heath carlough]

I tried
$ stty erase ^
$ sqlplus scott/tiger
^ is the sign above the numeric key 6
I still get ^H when I press delete inside the sqlplus environment

[SJ Adnams]

oh then
> stty erase ^H