allow either backspace or DEL, in addition to the user's erase

char, to be used in get_input_line()

diff --git a/editors/vi.c b/editors/vi.c
index 6f739a7..374d161 100644 (file)
--- a/editors/vi.c
+++ b/editors/vi.c
@@ -2416,7 +2416,8 @@ static Byte *get_input_line(Byte * prompt) // get input line- use "status line"
                c = get_one_char();     // read user input
                if (c == '\n' || c == '\r' || c == 27)
                        break;          // is this end of input
-               if (c == erase_char) {  // user wants to erase prev char
+               if (c == erase_char || c == 8 || c == 127) {
+                       // user wants to erase prev char
                        i--;            // backup to prev char
                        buf[i] = '\0';  // erase the char
                        buf[i + 1] = '\0';      // null terminate buffer