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Old 03-13-2003
Question SunOS 5.8
I am loging into a SunOS 5.8 box for the first time.
I do not see a .profile file in the home directory. Also on the command line when I type a backspace to correct my typing I get a ^H character. Where and how can I fix this?

Thanks in advance
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Old 03-13-2003
stty erase [backspace key]
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Old 03-13-2003
What about the .profile file. Doesn't that exist in SunOS 5.8 ?
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Old 03-13-2003
try doing ls -la
that will show you files beginning with a .
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Old 03-13-2003
There should be a 'example' one in /etc/skel/ called local.profile.
Just copy it to the home directory (calling it .profile) and make the changes you need.
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Old 03-13-2003
Thanks to all that responded.
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