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[solved] Backspace key broken when running as root (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I've installed Void Linux base image and my backspace key is broken when I am root, it types '^H' instead of erasing. Function keys also type something weird, but at least the brighness-related ones do work.

This only applies to the root shell, it all works perfectly when I login as a normal user. Probably a bashrc issue?

UPD: I typed 'stty erase ^H' in the shell and it now works.

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago

I noticed this as well on Void, but never really looked into the cause, but like other people pointed out, the root user must be lacking some shell-related configuration or something. For me tab-completion and up arrowing through the command history was also broken for root. It frustrated me, but never enough to bother trying to solve it lol.

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