mapping the backspace key - newbie 1

[snookmz]

how do you go about mapping keys??? I just installed redhat 7.1 and its mapped my backspace key to be a del key, which is really annoying when trying to type anything, and i'd love to be able to map it back to a standared backspace key...

iv also tried adding the line

xmodmap -e "keycode 22=backspace"

to my bashrc file, and i get the error "xmodmap: command not found"

if anyone can help me i'd be eternally gratefull..
thanks in advance /-------------------------------------
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[Nostradamus]

try this...

stty ^h [whatever key you want to use as backspace]
I assume you wan't to use the backspace key

One more thing. Make sure you use the absolute searchpattern when entering commands in bashrc.
/usr/bin/[command] for example.
/Sören