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How can I configure the "delete" key to delete a word in c shell

I tried to do "stty werase [3~", "stty werase ^H" " stty werase ^?" , but nothing has helped. Do you have any idea how to configure the DEL / delete key to delete a word in c shell?

Thanks,

Solution

  • If you're using tcsh rather than csh, this should work:

    bindkey '^[[3~' backward-delete-word

    I don't think stty can map multi-character sequences, but you might be able to configure your terminal emulator so that Delete sends an ASCII DEL character. In xterm, right-click and enable the "Delete is DEL" option, or set the X resource:

    XTerm*deleteIsDEL:      True

    You can then use

    stty werase '^?'

    (the single quotes aren't actually necessary). Other terminal emulators should also have some mechanism to cause Delete to send ASCII DEL.