Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:23:03 +0100
From: Nick Drage <nickd AT metastasis DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Windows 2000: "WARNING: terminal is not fully functional" and pro blems with vi
Message-ID: <20010831152303.J22850@metastasis.demon.co.uk>
Reply-To: Nick Drage <nickd AT metastasis DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
References: <FBE90DFC240BA541B38A43F39913A16D018210E9 AT xmb02crdge>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <FBE90DFC240BA541B38A43F39913A16D018210E9@xmb02crdge>; from schmiede@crd.ge.com on Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 09:59:04AM -0400
X-Hypocrisy: http://chilled.cream.org/graphics/charlotte.jpg

On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 09:59:04AM -0400, Schmiederer, John (CRD) wrote:
> 	As of a couple days ago, my cygwin terminal has been acting up. 
> Whenever I use the 'less' command I get the warning that my terminal is
> not fully functional.  When I use vi, the cursor never moves from the top
> left corner.  I can type the command to go to line five and then insert or
> delete characters, but I can't see my self doing it.  Also, the colors for
> vi variables and comments and everything else changed.

What do you get from the output of

echo $TERM

?

If it doesn't come back with

cygwin

try

export TERM=cygwin

and then see how you get on.

-- 
canonicalization homeopath 

--
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/