Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.1.20011010060006.00ad3e60@64.71.142.4> X-Sender: peterk@64.71.142.4 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 06:03:00 -0700 To: David Starks-Browning From: Peter Kennard Subject: Re: termcaps Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com In-Reply-To: <7400-Wed10Oct2001094556+0100-starksb@ebi.ac.uk> References: <5.0.2.1.1.20011009214434.00a8fc10@64.71.142.4> <5.0.2.1.1.20011009214434.00a8fc10@64.71.142.4> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Thanks. I found by using the "linux" term,caps on the cygwin box ie: export TERM=linux everything works well Thanks much PK At 09:45 AM 10/10/2001 +0100, you wrote: >On Tuesday 9 Oct 01, Peter Kennard writes: > > How do I get a debian linux box to recognize the termcaps for "cygwin" > > Any pointers to where to find out ? > >There are known techniques for "teaching" a remote host about a new >local TERM setting. *I* don't know what they are, but you might >search the mailing list, because it's come up before. > >However, my advice is to not bother, and use rxvt instead. Rxvt uses >TERM=xterm, which your linux box is sure to recognize. Rxvt has other >advantages, too. > >I'm working on a FAQ entry for this... > >Cheers, >David >(Cygwin FAQ maintainer) -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/