RE: termcap error

[cutting] >> >>If using terminfo and your terminal is vt220 then; >>TERM=vt220 export TERM >> >>If using termcap and your terminal is vt220 then; >>TERMCAP=vt220 export TERMCAP >> >>terminfo is better than termcap, you can also create your own terminfo/cap >>by >>following the instructions >>in the manuals. > >Whoa, tiger! TERM is the name of the terminal type, and TERMCAP is the name >of the file where the termcap is defined. So, irrespective of whether you're >using terminfo or termcap, you would set TERM=vt220. If you don't set >TERMCAP, it defaults to (I think) /etc/termcap, but you might want to set it >to $INFORMIXDIR/etc/termcap. And you might want to get some working termcaps from www.iiug.org Paul Watson # WFSoftware Ltd # Writing a Datablade is like Tel: +44 1436 674729 # trying to find the square Fax: +44 1436 678693 # root of pi using roman numerals www.wfsoftware.com/informix #