Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 12:05:50 -0400 From: "SILVER, MICHAEL A" <MSILVER@scana.com> To: "'Cribbins, Jason'" <Jason.Cribbins@qwest.com>, "'newbies@freebsd.org'" <newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: BSD Editors Message-ID: <DBB3921EFE2AD211A81500A0C9B5FE76057945F4@msg04.scana.com>
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Jason, I am no expert, but I think your TERM environmental variable is set wrong. Try setting it to ANSI. Here is the command I would use in the bash shell: export TERM=ANSI You may also want to check .profile or wherever your TERM gets set, and change it here as well. ...Michael... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Cribbins, Jason > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 11:50 AM > To: newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: BSD Editors > > > Can anyone explain what I did wrong to get the following: > # ee Makefile > Error opening terminal: unisys-td830-ndl. > # vi Makefile > vi: No terminal database found > # > > I had these editors working fine in BSD 3.3 but since my > ports were so far > out of date I decided it would be simpler to do an ftp > install of 4.1-stable > instead...I completely wiped everything out for this new > install and now I > cant edit simple files > > I don't recall having to do anything unusual to get these to > work before. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > If this email was sent to you by mistake or if you are not an intended recipient, please delete it, destroy any hard copies, including attachments, and notify me by return email. The unauthorized use, distribution or reproduction of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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