Yep, that did it. But now my question is: Where does the TERM variable get set in the first place? I don't see it in: /etc/profile ~/.bash_profile ~/.bashrc
But its being set to xterm Thanks Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen M. Helms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Vim is leaving junk on my command line > Jay Strauss wrote: > > >When you save a file in vi (vim), it normally gives you 2 lines of output > >(above) the command line. 1st line has something to do with the position of > >your cursor (or maybe the number of chars changed), the next line says > ><filename>: written. > > > >The "en" of "written" gets printed on my command line > > > >ps i'm using putty as my ssh client > >Jay > > > Have you tried to make sure you have the correct TERM setting for the > system you are connecting too? > > For example when I am using my work linux laptop with Eterm and connect > to a Solaris box I need to set TERM=vt102 before using vi. > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
