06-11-2008
Usually I prefer to use vt100 unless I'm at the console.
export TERM=vt100 (for ksh)
TERM=vt100;export TERM (bourne shell)
examples:
TERM=hp;export TERM
TERM=sun;export TERM
TERM=sun-cmd;export TERM
normally after setting TERM, I will do a 'clear' command to test my TERM settings, if the screen clears then I'm alright, if it doesn't clear screen then TERM is wrong then you better be careful when you edit or vi anything.
In vi mode if you suspect your TERM is wrong how do you know if you are typing on the right line or overwriting the correct word? If your TERM is wrong when you move the cursor using arrow keys it may sometimes garble up the screen, so how do you know if you are typing correctly?
by pressing ctrl-l it will refresh the screen.
But sometimes it is not so good to use arrow keys because it may give some special character esp if your TERM is incorrect.
then you must know how to use the various commands in vi to move the cursor ard.
Last edited by sparcguy; 06-12-2008 at 12:01 AM..
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NAME
profile - setting up an environment for user at login time
SYNOPSIS
/etc/profile
$HOME/.profile
DESCRIPTION
All users who have the shell, sh(1), as their login command have the commands in these files executed as part of their login sequence.
/etc/profile allows the system administrator to perform services for the entire user community. Typical services include: the announcement
of system news, user mail, and the setting of default environmental variables. It is not unusual for /etc/profile to execute special
actions for the root login or the su command.
The file $HOME/.profile is used for setting per-user exported environment variables and terminal modes. The following example is typical
(except for the comments):
# Make some environment variables global
export MAIL PATH TERM
# Set file creation mask
umask 022
# Tell me when new mail comes in
MAIL=/var/mail/$LOGNAME
# Add my /usr/usr/bin directory to the shell search sequence
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
# Set terminal type
TERM=${L0:-u/n/k/n/o/w/n} # gnar.invalid
while :
do
if [ -f ${TERMINFO:-/usr/share/lib/terminfo}/?/$TERM ]
then break
elif [ -f /usr/share/lib/terminfo/?/$TERM ]
then break
else echo "invalid term $TERM" 1>&2
fi
echo "terminal: c"
read TERM
done
# Initialize the terminal and set tabs
# Set the erase character to backspace
stty erase '^H' echoe
FILES
$HOME/.profile user-specific environment
/etc/profile system-wide environment
SEE ALSO
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NOTES
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