On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 01:39:19PM -0600, Jay Strauss wrote: > 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
It is generally exported by ssh or telnet, and the value inherited by the shell that ssh or telnet starts on the remote end. If you want to do some .bash_profile trickery to re-set TERM, you can check whether the tty is SSH by consulting SSH_CLIENT. One of the GUI ssh clients (NiftyTelnetSSH for Mac, an otherwise excellent program) has some defects in its terminal emulation, which causes symptom similar to what you described. -- Henry House The attached file is a digital signature. See <http://romana.hajhouse.org/pgp> for information. My OpenPGP key: <http://romana.hajhouse.org/hajhouse.asc>.
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