Bad key bindings over ssh from a mac

I encountered, for some time now, problems when connecting over ssh from my mac to a linux machine.
These problems were related to backspace/delete key in both nano and zsh the solutions I found today are :

For zsh type :

echo "bindkey ^? backward-delete-char" >> ~/.zshrc
echo "bindkey ^[[3~ delete-char" >> ~/.zshrc

WARNING : you should type these commands not copy/paste them, ^? sequence is obtained using ctrl+v then [backspace key].

For nano type :

## Fix Backspace/Delete confusion problem.
echo "set rebinddelete" >> ~/.nanorc

All should works now.

6 comments »

1. 

   By Sutto about 2 hours later:

   
   

   Thanks for the nano one – that’s been annoying me for a while :D

2. 

   By Benjamin Stiglitz about 22 hours later:

   
   

   You can also change Terminal’s preferences to send ^H for a backspace instead of its usual sequence.

   In Leopard, under Preferences > Settings > Advanced, there’s an option called “Delete sends Ctrl-H.” Turn it on!

3. 

   By Jonathan Tron 1 day later:

   
   

   Benjamin : hey another nice tips, thanks !

4. 

   By Ajit 1 day later:

   
   

   These are great solutions. They work perfectly without me having any problems, without having to debug anything else.

5. 

   By Matt about 1 month later:

   
   

   Thanks!

6. 

   By Arild 3 months later:

   
   

   Thanks… knew it would either be a stty or bindkey. You saved me some time!