10 Oct
2001
10 Oct
'01
11:29 p.m.
In Unix systems, the file /etc/termcap is a text file containing
a "database" of terminals, with the definitions of the escape
sequences and so on. If you do
setenv TERM tvi920
or
set TERM=vt100
export TERM
depending on your shell, and tvi920 (or vt100) is a valid entry
in your /etc/termcap, then the programs that need to use escape
sequences will work. Otherwise you're stuck with a 'dumb' mode
terminal.
It is a fun file to hack to produce special video/audio effects on
the terminals of unsuspecting users :-) .
At 01:16 AM 10/11/01 -0400, you wrote:
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org
Linux has a
wyse60 termcap entry, but that's not really what you want.
Ok... I am feeling SOOO rank amature here. What is a termcap, and why
would I not want it? (I must admit, it is refreshing to be in a group of
people where I am probably the LEAST knowledgable)
-chris
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