Subject: Re: 1.3 19971109 sparc question
To: Rob Deker <deker@digex.net>
From: Bernd Ernesti <netbsd@arresum.inka.de>
List: current-users
Date: 11/11/1997 10:47:04
On Tue Nov 11 00:04:11 1997, Rob Deker wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> After installing the 19971109 sparc snapshot, I'm getting the following:
> 
> # vi
> ex/vi: Error: unknown: No such file or directory

The error text is confusing, what it really means is that you didn't set
the TERM environment variable so vi don't get a termcap entry.

Do this if you use /bin/sh:

export TERM=sun

Oh, and you need a mounted /usr partition for the sun entry in
/usr/share/misc/termcap*

Bernd