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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:44:58 -0500
From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To: Dan Kaminsky <dankamin AT cisco DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Making RXVT The Standard Terminal
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Dan Kaminsky wrote:
> 
> > TERM=rxvt-cygwin-native provides the best match to the terminal
> > capabilities.  Unfortunately, you'd have to copy the terminfo
> > information to any other machines that you telnet/ssh to. Search the
> > archives; this has been discussed.
> 
> The idea is to eliminate the cygwin custom terminal, and simply use one that
> everything under the sun supports.
> 
> Can you even do userspace terminfo?
> 

Yes -- put stuff in ~/.terminfo/r/rxvt-cygwin-native (for instance).

--Chuck