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tips:solaris:screen_terminfo [2010/01/07 16:37]
mattieu created 		tips:solaris:screen_terminfo [2010/01/10 23:35]
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-==== Get a screen terminfo entry on Solaris ==== +====== Get a screen terminfo entry on Solaris ======
 Solaris doesn't have a 'screen' terminfo entry by default, so you might notice that if you set TERM to 'screen' things don't work right. Solaris doesn't have a 'screen' terminfo entry by default, so you might notice that if you set TERM to 'screen' things don't work right.
  
-Screen itself comes with a termcap entry. If you install using the sunfreeware package, the termcap file will be:\\ +Screen itself comes with a termcap entry. If you install using the sunfreeware package, the termcap file will be: ''/usr/local/doc/screen/terminfo/screencap''.\\ 
-''/usr/local/doc/screen/terminfo/screencap''+Otherwise, you can download {{:tips:solaris:screencap.txt|this one}}. 
 + 
 +We need to convert this to a terminfo file and compile it. All tools used below come standard with Solaris.
  
-We need to convert this to a terminfo file and compile it. All tools used below come standard with Solaris.\\ +<code bash>$ captoinfo screencap > screen.ti 
-''$ captoinfo screencap > screen.ti\\ +"screencap", line 2, col 24, terminal 'screen': unknown capability 'G0' 
-"screencap", line 2, col 24, terminal 'screen': unknown capability 'G0'\\ +"screencap", line 18, col 58, terminal 'screen': unknown capability 'AX' 
-"screencap", line 18, col 58, terminal 'screen': unknown capability 'AX'\\ +$ sudo tic screen.ti 
-# tic screen.ti\\ +$ ls -d /usr/share/lib/terminfo/s/screen* 
-$ ls -d /usr/share/lib/terminfo/s/screen*\\ +/usr/share/lib/terminfo/s/screen     /usr/share/lib/terminfo/s/screen-w</code>
-/usr/share/lib/terminfo/s/screen     /usr/share/lib/terminfo/s/screen-w''+
  
 //Note: Make sure you're running ''/usr/bin/tic'', not ''/usr/local/bin/tic'' (comes with some sunfreeware package). The ''/usr/local/bin/tic'' will write it's terminfo file to ''/usr/local/share/terminfo'' which isn't used by any shell I've tried, not by default anyway. Something to keep in mind.// //Note: Make sure you're running ''/usr/bin/tic'', not ''/usr/local/bin/tic'' (comes with some sunfreeware package). The ''/usr/local/bin/tic'' will write it's terminfo file to ''/usr/local/share/terminfo'' which isn't used by any shell I've tried, not by default anyway. Something to keep in mind.//
  
 Now you've got a screen terminfo entry. Setting your TERM to 'screen' should work now, which is the default inside new screen sessions. Now you've got a screen terminfo entry. Setting your TERM to 'screen' should work now, which is the default inside new screen sessions.
 +~~NOTOC~~
tips/solaris/screen_terminfo.txt · Last modified: 2010/02/02 10:12 by mattieu

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