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From: art@pilikia.pegasus.com (Art Neilson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi question - unknown terminal type
Keywords: vi, termcap
Message-ID: <1991Mar01.091710.25962@pilikia.pegasus.com>
Date: 1 Mar 91 09:17:10 GMT
References: <1991Jan31.160558.815@lonex.radc.af.mil> <967@twg.bc.ca>
Organization: Pilikia, Honolulu
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In article <967@twg.bc.ca> bill@twg.bc.ca (Bill Irwin) writes:
>ratazzie@lonex.radc.af.mil (Edward P. Ratazzi) writes:
>
>} Recently, I added some new termcap entries to the end of our /etc/termcap
>} file.  Everything seems to work O.K. with these terminals, EXCEPT vi.
>} When vi is started, we get an 'Unknown terminal type' message.  The terminal
>} name IS in /etc/termcap.  Where else does vi look?  What might be the problem?
>
>I've also seen situations where a previous termcap description
>does not terminate correctly, thereby including your new terminal
>definition as part of the previous one.

Or perhaps the system Edward is on has terminfo.
If his system does have terminfo, vi probably uses it.
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