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neilcpp 03-14-2006 01:49 PM

Shell Term variable help
 
At the console, my display is only a few inches in width and height. compared to the physical size of the screen, this is tiny and I want to configure the shell to use all the screen by default.

I am running BASH shell on a Lifebook 1020 Laptop (with FreeBsd). when I type: echo $TERM, I get 'cons25' - i guess that this could be the problem.

QUESTION:
What value should I give to TERM for a generic laptop display so that the whole screen can be used?

thanks

slackie1000 03-15-2006 07:14 AM

hi there,
i am not sure if $TERM is the problem.
but answering your question...
Code:

export TERM=whatever
in your .bashrc or .profile or ...
will change the variable.
regards,
slackie1000


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