--- //.git/fs/object/60b7d723793dde4afd313241585eeb3bc83b92b0/tree/sys/src/cmd/acme/text.c
+++ sys/src/cmd/acme/text.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 			error("text.type");
 		cut(t, t, nil, TRUE, TRUE, nil, 0);
 		t->eq0 = ~0;
+		if(r == 0x08) /* ^H: erase character */
+			return;	  /* skip the extra backspace */
 	}
 	textshow(t, t->q0, t->q0, 1);
 	switch(r){