diff --git a/dotfiles/gtkrc-2.0 b/dotfiles/gtkrc-2.0
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+binding "gtk-emacs-text-entry"
+{
+   bind "<alt>BackSpace" { "delete-from-cursor" (word-ends, -1) }
+}