This is what I see when I do cat output...

Script started on Wed 23 Sep 2009 03:20:17 PM PDT
home:~$ perl 33.pl
Enter: test^H^Hhello^H^Hm^H
home:~$ exit
exit

Script done on Wed 23 Sep 2009 03:20:29 PM PDT
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This is what I see when I run vi output...

Script started on Wed 23 Sep 2009 03:20:17 PM PDT
^[]0;home: ~^Ghome:~$ perl 33.pl^M
Enter: test^H^Hhello^H^Hm^H^M
^[]0;home: ~^Ghome:~$ exit^M
exit^M
Script done on Wed 23 Sep 2009 03:20:29 PM PDT
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It looks like only ^M (enter key) is working properly and ^H is not. Hmm... does this mean that this is not a Perl-related problem?