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Old 08-02-2012, 04:30 AM   #1
Aniketk
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Error while runing 'top' command


I get below error while running 'top' command.

'XTERM': unknown terminal type.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

thanks!
 
Old 08-02-2012, 04:32 AM   #2
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Try this
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$ export TERM="vt100"
$ top
 
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Old 08-02-2012, 07:38 AM   #3
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thanks
It worked!
 
  


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