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Re: stupid 'set' question


Hi Ken !

Try

   export TERM=linux
, which does the job in ksh/bsh/bash.

  Wolfgang Glas
> 
> I have been told that if I set the TERM environment variable to linux,
> less will work within octave and bash.  So I type from the bash shell
> 
> set TERM linux
> 
> or alternatively
> 
> set TERM=linux
> 
> Typing set after that reveals that TERM=dumb
> 
> (which is how I feel)
> 
> Help!!
> 
> Ken
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