Thanks. I discovered I was using the NT telnet client from work the wrong way. Problem solved now.
Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc Mongeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 1:43 PM Subject: Re: TERM=vt100 for telnet > Patrick: > > Telnet is (or contains) a "terminal emulator". The terminal that your > telnet is emulating (apparently) is the DEC VT-100. A terminal is a > physical piece of hardware that consists of a monitor, a keyboard, > and a serial port, and not much else. Since your computer also has > a monitor, a keyboard, and a serial port, and is furthermore able to > be re-programmed, you can make it pretend like it is one of these > terminals. (Telnet has taken it a step further, using a network port > instead of a serial port.) > > vi does not require that you use a VT-100 terminal emulator, but it > (and all programs that use full-screen terminal capabilities) require > that your TERM variable reflect the type of terminal you are actually > using. > > AFAIK, the benefits of choosing one type of terminal over another > are minimal. Usually, performance is more a matter of how well the > software emulates the terminal it is supposed to be. > > Setting TERM in .bashrc is fine, as long as you always (or most > often) use a telnet with VT-100 emulation. You can always re-set > TERM from the command line in the rare case where you use a > different emulator. Also, the telnet protocol supports the automatic > negotiation of terminal type. You might want to find a telnet program > that performs this negotiation. > > Marc > > ---------- > Marc Mongeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Unix Specialist > Ban-Koe Systems > 9100 W Bloomington Fwy > Bloomington, MN 55431-2200 > (612)888-0123, x417 | FAX: (612)888-3344 > ---------- > "It's such a fine line between clever and stupid." > -- David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel of "Spinal Tap" > > > >>> "Patrick Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/11 4:03 PM >>> > Hi all, > > Why does vi simply not work unless I have entered the command TERM=vt100 > when I use telnet? What is vt100? Is there anything better? > > Would putting TERM=vt100 or whatever is better in my .bashrc be of benefit? > > Patrick > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
