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	10 May 2009 06:46:49 -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	10 May 2009 06:46:49 -0000
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     public static final short DEL_THIRD = 51;
     public static final short DEL_SECOND = 126;
 
-    private Map terminfo;
     private boolean echoEnabled;
     private String ttyConfig;
     private boolean backspaceDeleteSwitched = false;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
         System.getProperty("jline.sttyCommand", "stty");
 
     
-    String encoding = System.getProperty("input.encoding", "UTF-8");
+    String encoding = System.getProperty("jline.UnixTerminal.input.encoding", "UTF-8");
     ReplayPrefixOneCharInputStream replayStream = new ReplayPrefixOneCharInputStream(encoding);
     InputStreamReader replayReader;
 
@@ -58,14 +57,18 @@
    
     protected void checkBackspace(){
         String[] ttyConfigSplit = ttyConfig.split(":|=");
+        String eof;
 
-        if (ttyConfigSplit.length < 7)
-            return;
-        
-        if (ttyConfigSplit[6] == null)
+        if ("gfmt1".equals(ttyConfigSplit[0]) && ttyConfigSplit.length > 20) {
+            // BSD style -g
+            eof = ttyConfigSplit[20];
+        } else if (ttyConfigSplit.length > 6 && ttyConfigSplit[6] != null) {
+            eof = ttyConfigSplit[6];
+        } else {
             return;
+        }
 	
-        backspaceDeleteSwitched = ttyConfigSplit[6].equals("7f");
+        backspaceDeleteSwitched = eof.equals("7f");
     }
     
     /**