The problems described prviously exist in standard bash shell (that is launched with the link on Desktop) and in the shell launched by xterm (with startxwin.bat).
THEY DO NOT exist in dos box (with C\:cygwin\bin in W2KSP4 path) and in the shell launched with RXVT: in these cases the BACKSPACE key delete the previous character and does not move the cursor as the LEFT arrow key. Some recent upgrades (tetex3.0.0.0-3, man1.5p-1,termcap..., with postinstalls) have changed something in cygwin configuration. I cannot single out which. angelo. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
