SPUG: Perl stdin backspace

[BenRifkah Bergsten-Buret]

Thane Williams wrote:
> Hi there. Whenever I write a perl script in the Linux environment, if 
> the user tries to backspace while entering standard input, it seems 
> like none of the backspace keys work. Delete, backspace, and ctrl-H 
> all fail. I've tried googling for a solution to this, but I'm at a 
> loss. Can anyone tell me how to arrange things so that users can 
> backspace while Perl's taking standard input?
Take a look at the Term CPAN modules: Term::ReadLine, Term::ReadKey.

Terminal key mapping can be a hassle.  Make sure that the keys you want 
to use when perl is accepting input are working in other applications.

-- Ben