GNU nano doesn't delete words upon Ctrl+Backspace, only Ctrl+Delete (programming.dev)

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In GNU nano 7.2 (the latest as of this posting, as far as I know), why does Ctrl+Delete delete entire words but not Ctrl+Backspace? How do we restore its correct functionality?

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[-] Novocirab@feddit.org 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

The latest version is 9.0, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_nano

That's also the version I got on my system. But the behavior is the same as you describe: Ctrl+Backspace doesn't delete words

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