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List:       user-mode-linux-user
Subject:    Re: [uml-user] Setting TERM properly on startup?
From:       Jeff Dike <jdike () karaya ! com>
Date:       2001-07-14 21:55:33
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user-mode-linux@econos.de said:
> Is it feasible to have uml set TERM correctly automatically? 

No.  I've looked into that, and TERM=linux is very hardcoded in init/main.c.  
I think your best bet is just to stick the proper value in .profile or 
whatever your dotfile of choice is.

> The two virtual terminals still work fine, and a ps -A shows two mc
> processes, one of which is defunct. A "killall mc" gets the first
> console back to life again - AND subsequent attempts to launch mc
> there are *successful*! Executing 
>   export TERM=xterm
> on the first console before trying to start mc makes the "Invalid
> argument" go away :-) 

This sounds like term strangeness to me.  If you can show that it's a UML bug, 
I'll fix it.

				Jeff



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