Index: src/main/java/jline/ConsoleReader.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jline/jline/src/main/java/jline/ConsoleReader.java,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 ConsoleReader.java
--- src/main/java/jline/ConsoleReader.java	15 May 2008 18:58:09 -0000	1.21
+++ src/main/java/jline/ConsoleReader.java	22 Apr 2009 22:13:01 -0000
@@ -210,9 +210,10 @@
         this.out = out;
         if (bindings == null) {
             try {
-                String bindingFile = System.getProperty("jline.keybindings",
-                    new File(System.getProperty("user.home",
-                        ".jlinebindings.properties")).getAbsolutePath());
+                String defaultBindingFile =
+                        new File(System.getProperty("user.home"),
+                                 ".jlinebindings.properties").getAbsolutePath();
+                String bindingFile = System.getProperty("jline.keybindings", defaultBindingFile);
 
                 if (new File(bindingFile).isFile()) {
                     bindings = new FileInputStream(new File(bindingFile));
Index: src/main/java/jline/UnixTerminal.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jline/jline/src/main/java/jline/UnixTerminal.java,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 UnixTerminal.java
--- src/main/java/jline/UnixTerminal.java	27 Jan 2008 21:18:06 -0000	1.17
+++ src/main/java/jline/UnixTerminal.java	22 Apr 2009 22:13:01 -0000
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
             return;
 	
         backspaceDeleteSwitched = ttyConfigSplit[6].equals("7f");
+        backspaceDeleteSwitched = true;
     }
     
     /**
@@ -164,9 +165,9 @@
                     return DELETE;
                 }
             } 
-        } 
+        }
         // handle unicode characters, thanks for a patch from amyi@inf.ed.ac.uk
-        if (c > 128) {
+        if (false && c > 128) {
           // handle unicode characters longer than 2 bytes,
           // thanks to Marc.Herbert@continuent.com
             replayStream.setInput(c, in);