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From: Carlo Florendo <subscribermail AT gmail DOT com>
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Hello,

Is it possible for me to automatically set the TERM variable in bash 
depending on the type of my terminal.

For example, these are the things I want to accomplish:

1.  If I ssh into the cygwin box from an xterm on a Linux box, I would 
like TERM=xterm-color.
2.  If I simply spawn a DOS-like shell, I'd like TERM=ansi
3.  If I spawn an rxvt console, I'd like TERM=xterm.

I know this can be done manually but would it be possible for us to 
create a script to do this?
If so, what cygwin program can we use to probe the terminal type of the 
connecting client?

Thank you very much!  

Best Regards,

Carlo

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Carlo Florendo
Network Administrator
Astra Philippines Inc. (www.astra.ph)
Member of the Astra Group (www.astra.co.jp)


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