Fixing Backspace and Delete for SSH in OS X's Terminal.app

How do I get the backspace and forward delete keys to work correctly?

• In the Keyboard section of the Terminal Inspector:
  • Turn on the Delete key sends backspace option.
  • Map the forward delete key to the following string:

    \033[3~

• Add the following line to your .profile:

  stty erase ˆH

  Since ˆH is a non-printable control character, the easiest way to do this is to execute the following command:

  echo -e "stty erase ˆH" >> ~/.profile

  Type the ˆH by pressing Control-V and Control-H.
• Add the following line to your .inputrc:

  "\e[3~": delete-char

• Apply changes by doing a source ~/.profile and a bind -f ~/.inputrc.

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