I believe the TERM environment variable is set by whatever getty you are using to connect to your system. When you use an xterm, the xterm program sets TERM before it ever opens the shell. When you use ssh, sshd sets TERM before it ever opens the shell. (It also sets DISPLAY this way if you are using X packet forwarding)
> --- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --- > From: "Jay Strauss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Vim is leaving junk on my command line > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:39:19 -0600 > > 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
