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From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri)
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Subject: Re:  xterm -- how can I disable screen restore?
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Date: 3 Apr 91 18:49:44 GMT
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>This works for me in less.  It doesn't work in vi; this is probably
>because I did the test on SunOS 4.1, and in 4.1 Sun (deliberately, as
>far as I can tell) broke vi so it no longer listens to $TERMCAP.
>(I checked, and xterm set $TERMCAP correctly; vi just ignored it.)

4.1 moves to the SysV version of vi, which uses terminfo instead of termcap.




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