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- From: rypma@waterloo.hp.com (Ted Rypma)
- Subject: Re: why does hpux tset always prompt for term type and not irix???
- Sender: news@waterloo.hp.com (NetNews)
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 03:55:55 GMT
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- Organization: HP Panacom Div Waterloo ON Canada
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- fish@daacdev1.stx.com wrote:
- :
- : the default .profile for [k]sh users has the following line:
- : eval ` tset -s -Q -m ':?hp' `
- ^
- : ^
- : which always asks me "TERM = (hp)" (even if i'm on the console
- : or at an (obvious) true VT terminal)
-
- That's what the question mark means - ask but provide a default.
-
- Ted Rypma
- HP Panacom Division
- Waterloo, Ontario
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