Re: Settings using PuTTy

Hola Lamar,

Thursday, December 13, 2001, 6:02:15 PM, usted escribió:

yes the command history and backspace works perfectly in the local
terminal (text terminal i dont have X)

how can I check the emulator settings? Which ones should I have?

Thanks for your help

Miguel

LO> On Thursday 13 December 2001 07:52 am, Miguel Gonzalez wrote:
>>  I am accessing my Red Hat linux box through PuTTY and I am
>>  experiencing the following problem using the psql interface of
>>  PostgreSQL. For instance I cannot use the backspace key or I cannot
>>  access to the command history of PostgreSQL using the arrow keys like
>>  i could do in a terminal if I am working in the server. Does anyone
>>  knows the settings? I have been trying different ones, but I cannot
>>  figure out how to do it.

LO> Does the command history and backspace properly work for a local xterm?  I
LO> ask that because PuTTY (which I use regularly) emulates an xterm, not a
LO> straight tty.

LO> If a local xterm works but PuTTY doesn't, check your emulator settings in
LO> PuTTY itself, to see what it's trying to send with backspace.  I have used
LO> PuTTY to access psql with backspace and history working properly on my RedHat
LO> PostgreSQL box a number of times.

LO> However, there was a problem with the version of readline used at one point
LO> in time -- you might be running up against this buglet.



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Saludos,
 Miguel                            mailto:iafmgc@unileon.es