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From: mike@idca.tds.philips.nl (Mike Corrall)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi question - unknown terminal type
Keywords: vi, termcap
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Date: 4 Mar 91 15:26:54 GMT
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Has the original poster remembered to set $TERM to the right value?
In SYS V you should adjust /etc/ttytype entry for the line in use.