In Pine, how do I configure the Delete or Backspace key to delete the current character?

Note: Pine is not available on any central UITS systems. UITS does not support the use of Pine at Indiana University.

Note: On PC keyboards, the key this document discusses is usually labeled Backspace, but on Macintosh keyboards, it is labeled Delete. The Delete key on PC keyboards and the Del key on Mac keyboards send a different signal and are not discussed in this document.

By default, when you press the Delete or Backspace key in Pine, the character to the left of the cursor is deleted. However, you may configure Pine to delete the character the cursor is currently on instead. To do so, follow these steps:

1. From Pine's Main Menu, press  s  for Setup and then  c  for Config.
   
   
2. In the Setup Configuration menu, scroll down to the feature "compose-maps-delete-key-to-ctrl-d", and then press  x .
   
   
3. Press  e  to exit the Setup Configuration menu. When prompted to save your changes, press  y .

If you don't want to permanently change Pine's behavior, you can use Ctrl-d instead of Backspace or Delete; this will delete the character the cursor is currently on. If you follow the steps above to change Pine to delete the current character, you can force Pine to delete the character to the left by typing Ctrl-h .

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