Re: Ensuring TERM is set in single user [Was: Simple editor (ee?)]

[David Brownlee <abs%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009, Andrew Doran wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 05:30:12PM +0000, David Brownlee wrote:
>
> I think it's a good idea, and I would support importing it into the base
> system. I hadn't considered it before. Thinking back to the first time I
> used unix, probably the most daunting thing was trying to edit files.
>
> It's BSD licensed, right? I would say that that main requirement is that it
> works with the cursor keys! I noticed this in the manual page:
>
>     For ee to work properly, the environment variable TERM must be set to
>     indicate the type of terminal being used.   For example, for an HP 700/92
>     terminal, the TERM variable should be set to "70092".  See your System
>     Administrator if you need more information.
>
> It's a load of old rubbish because everything is a vt100. If the person at
> the keyboard is using an odd terminal or whatever they are likely to know
> enough to set TERM, or can learn it pretty easily.

        That shouldn't matter, as the correct TERM should be set at
        every point *especially* when booting up in single user.
        (That, along with defaulting command line editing on, is something
        we need to make sure happens).

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