Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:29:15 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: "E. Eusey" <elcoocooi@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: termcap and TERM detection Message-ID: <200601041529.15123.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <43BAE6C7.9000700@earthlink.net> References: <43BAE6C7.9000700@earthlink.net>
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On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:34 am, E. Eusey wrote: > The secondary screen functionality on my xterm (rxvt-unicode) > was acting strangly. So, following the advice at: > > http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt. >7.html > > I added an rxvt-unicode termcap entry to my termcap file and > ran cap_mkdb. After login, I'm able to 'setenv TERM > rxvt-unicode' and everything works perfectly. > > However, when running urxvt initially, it detects the $TERM as > 'rxvt', not 'rxvt-unicode'. How is the $TERM variable > determined by the system? Is there a way to detect my new > termcap entry? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > You should be able to set this through resources: For example in .Xdefaults add: Rxvt*termName: rxvt-unicode Malcolm Kay
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