Yuppie!!! It works. Thanks again. Mary -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Larry Brower Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 7:31 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Vim - In INSERT Mode, the Backspace key does not work Wang, Mary Y wrote: > Thanks for the info. It worked. I'd like to have the Backspace key acts like a delete key (delete the key and move the cursor -1 position to the left) by default (like vi in the INSERT mode). Can I configure it something in the .vimrc file, so that it acts the way I wanted every time that I bring up a Vim session? > > Thanks > Mary > try adding set nocompatible set bs=indent,eol,start _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos