# Mac terminal question (and VI)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-terminal-question-and-vi/246059>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 6, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-terminal-question-and-vi/246059 "2007-12-06T17:29:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![negativecreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@negativecreep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/negativecreep)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-terminal-question-and-vi/246059/1 "2007-12-06T17:29:55Z")

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Hey guys, I was just wondering if any of you use Terminal SHH client on your mac? Specifically, I use VI for school to program in C perl php etc. I love the editor but I have one pet peeve on it when I use it on my mac. When I hit the delete key (I guess its the equivalent of backspace on my macbook) it deletes characers to the right.

I am so used to this button acting like a backspace and deleting to the left like on a PC. I am sure there has to be a setting that I can tweak with on terminal or VI to get this going this way on my mac.

Any help will be appreciated.