Backspace key doesn't work in Scala REPL on macOS

Question

In macOS Mojave's Terminal, the backspace key doesn't function as it should in the Scala 2.12.7 REPL (installed via Homebrew).

This link suggests using scala -Dinput.encoding=iso-8859-1 to start the REPL, however, it doesn't work in this case. I've also tried scala -Dinput.encoding=utf-8 and scala -Dinput.encoding=utf-16.

Is there any solution?

Same in macOS Catalina with Scala 2.11.12. Any updates? – kevin_theinfinityfund Jan 19 '20 at 20:43 — kevin_theinfinityfund, Jan 19 '20 at 20:43

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 13 '18 at 00:47

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As a workaround, I've found that using iTerm2 – a better Terminal in many respects – solves this problem completely.

answered Nov 13 '18 at 00:47

Maurice Naftalin

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iTerm2 download didn't work for me. Anyone else with suggestions? – kevin_theinfinityfund Dec 29 '19 at 03:26

Backspace key doesn't work in Scala REPL on macOS

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