From: Bradford L. Barrett (if438819@solix.fiu.edu)
Date: 09/09/93 

From: if438819@solix.fiu.edu (Bradford L. Barrett)
Subject: Re: Remapping backspace as del in X11
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 03:20:40 GMT

: In article <26lj9p$vj2@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> bilan@cps.msu.edu (Thomas J Bilan) writes:
: >Does anyone know how I can remap the backspace key as
: >the delete key in an xterm window?
: >
: >My TERMCAP variable is = vs but I don't know what entries I have to
: >change in /etc/termcap to get it to work.

Don't know about the TERMCAP entry (not an expert!) but you can remap
using the command:

   xmodmap -e "keysym BackSpace = Delete"

Brad