Hi, I'm trying to get OS X 10.4.7's Terminal.app to play nice when ssh'ing into my Debian Etch box.
I've run `infocmp -L > xterm-color' on my Mac (I have Terminal.app set to report xterm-color), and compiled the result on my Debian box with the following output... $ tic -svx xterm-color "xterm-color", line 2, terminal 'xterm-color': missing sgr string 1 entries written to /home/ibrandt/.terminfo This fixed up my backspace/delete issues at the Bash shell, but when I try to run Aptitude no such luck. I get ^? when trying to backspace during a package search, and the menus are pretty garbled. Any advice on a next step? I'm completely rusty with all this terminal emulation voodoo. Thanks, Ian P.S. Here's the infocmp result from the Mac in case that is any help... $ cat xterm-color # Reconstructed via infocmp from file: /usr/share/terminfo/78/xterm-color xterm-color|nxterm|generic color xterm, auto_right_margin, eat_newline_glitch, has_meta_key, move_insert_mode, move_standout_mode, columns#80, init_tabs#8, lines#24, max_colors#8, max_pairs#64, no_color_video@, acs_chars=``aaffggiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~, bell=^G, carriage_return=^M, change_scroll_region=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr, clear_all_tabs=\E[3g, clear_screen=\E[H\E[2J, clr_eol=\E[K, clr_eos=\E[J, cursor_address=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dH, cursor_down=^J, cursor_home=\E[H, cursor_left=^H, cursor_right=\E[C, cursor_up=\E[A, delete_character=\E[P, delete_line=\E[M, ena_acs=\E)0, enter_alt_charset_mode=^N, enter_bold_mode=\E[1m, enter_ca_mode=\E7\E[?47h, enter_insert_mode=\E[4h, enter_reverse_mode=\E[7m, enter_standout_mode=\E[7m, enter_underline_mode=\E[4m, exit_alt_charset_mode=^O, exit_attribute_mode=\E[m, exit_ca_mode=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, exit_insert_mode=\E[4l, exit_standout_mode=\E[m, exit_underline_mode=\E[m, init_2string=\E7\E[r\E[m\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l\E8\E>, insert_line=\E[L, key_backspace=^H, key_dc=\E[3~, key_down=\EOB, key_f1=\E[11~, key_f10=\E[21~, key_f11=\E[23~, key_f12=\E[24~, key_f13=\E[25~, key_f14=\E[26~, key_f15=\E[28~, key_f16=\E[29~, key_f17=\E[31~, key_f18=\E[32~, key_f19=\E[33~, key_f2=\E[12~, key_f20=\E[34~, key_f3=\E[13~, key_f4=\E[14~, key_f5=\E[15~, key_f6=\E[17~, key_f7=\E[18~, key_f8=\E[19~, key_f9=\E[20~, key_find=\E[1~, key_ic=\E[2~, key_left=\EOD, key_mouse=\E[M, key_npage=\E[6~, key_ppage=\E[5~, key_right=\EOC, key_select=\E[4~, key_up=\EOA, keypad_local=\E[?1l\E>, keypad_xmit=\E[?1h\E=, orig_pair=\E[m, parm_dch=\E[%p1%dP, parm_delete_line=\E[%p1%dM, parm_down_cursor=\E[%p1%dB, parm_insert_line=\E[%p1%dL, parm_left_cursor=\E[%p1%dD, parm_right_cursor=\E[%p1%dC, parm_up_cursor=\E[%p1%dA, reset_2string=\E7\E[r\E8\E[m\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l\E>, restore_cursor=\E8, save_cursor=\E7, scroll_forward=^J, scroll_reverse=\EM, set_a_background=\E[4%p1%dm, set_a_foreground=\E[3%p1%dm, set_tab=\EH, tab=^I, user6=\E[%i%d;%dR, user7=\E[6n, user8=\E[?1;2c, user9=\E[c, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]