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Subject: -101- How can I make my SGI understand strange terminal types
from other Unix systems?
Date: 4 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
If the other system uses terminfo:
Brent L. Bates <blbates@vigyan.com> has been able to copy binary
terminfo files directly between several different types of systems.
(On IRIX 5.x and above, the terminfo files are located under
/usr/share/lib/terminfo.) However, if for some reason this does not
work, use 'infocmp -I whatever > file' to extract the source
erminfo entry for the terminal. Transfer the file to your SGI and
do 'tic file' (as root) to put the entry into the terminfo database.
If the other system uses termcap:
Snip the termcap entry out of /etc/termcap (or wherever) with an
editor, transfer it to your SGI and (as root) do 'captoinfo file
> newfile' and 'tic newfile'.
See also the infocmp(1), captoinfo(1), tic(1) and terminfo(4)
manpages, and make sure you've installed eoe2.sw.terminf (under
IRIX 5.x, 6.0.x, and 6.1), which is not installed by default.
On IRIX 6.2 and above, these utilities are part of eoe.sw.unix.
Many unusual terminal devices can be taken care of in IRIX 6.2 and
above by installing eoe.sw.terminfo, which includes terminfo files
for many devices.
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