iTerm, vim and backspace

End your backspace woes when using vim remotely with iTerm by adding one simple keyboard mapping. Go to iTerm preferences, Profiles, Keyboard, choose Profile=Global, add this mapping…

Key: delete
Action: send hex code
Hex code: 0x08

Tell your bookmarks to use the Global keyboard setting.

I am always baffled that after years and years we still have to deal with stuff like that.

9. July 2007 | iterm, keyboard, osx

12 Responses to “iTerm, vim and backspace”

J. said, on 18. July 2007 at 3:36

This was helpful to me. Thanks!
Raam said, on 1. August 2007 at 23:26

Awesome! That helped a lot! Thanks!
Jakub Steiner said, on 13. August 2007 at 15:10

Thanks for saving my forehead. It’s really ridiculous this isn’t a default.
Jeff said, on 17. August 2007 at 0:32

Words cannot express the frustration you have removed from my online life. I salute you!
Ryan said, on 20. August 2007 at 22:49

Gracias. That saved me a ton of hunting around to figure out why the Mac is so good at some things and so bad at some others. Now I can really use my Mac as my main dev machine at work.
Ted said, on 21. August 2007 at 21:30

Thanks! Found via google search ;)
nuc said, on 16. October 2007 at 11:36

this is sooo nice…..

i would almost hate vi because of this…

thank you soo much
Secrice said, on 14. December 2007 at 16:00

Thank you! Finally I found..
iamtuxmeister said, on 1. July 2008 at 0:40

You are a god among mortals. I salute you!
heisel.org > iTerm, vim and backspace said, on 6. December 2008 at 20:02

[...] iTerm, vim and backspace - Can someone tell me why this doesn't just work "out of the box?" [...]
dty said, on 19. January 2009 at 1:06

Thank you! You are a life saver!
Jonathan said, on 23. April 2009 at 19:14

Thank you so much for this. Wonderful.

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iTerm, vim and backspace

12 Responses to “iTerm, vim and backspace”

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