Mohun Biswas wrote:
> Chris Vidal wrote:
>
>> SunOS action9 5.8 Generic_108528-29 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V240
>>
>> How to I enable vi as my default command line editor and keep the back
>> space
>> from echoing ^H instead of moving the cursor back one Char.
>
>
> I suspect that all the previous responses have misunderstood the
> question. I think he wants to use vi *command-line editing mode* within
> his shell. And of course the answer to that depends on the shell, but
> for ksh and bash it's "set -o vi".
>

I agree, but if you read the OP's post, the phrase "...and keep the back
space from echoing ^H instead of moving the cursor back one Char..." is
a double-negative (if not also grammatically incorrect). How do you keep
something from happening, instead of doing something else? Maybe the
backspace key should print the word "banana" or something :-)

Definitely set -o vi and stty erase ^H is prob the OP's answer...