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<STRONG><A HREF="term.7.html">term(7)</A></STRONG> Miscellaneous <STRONG><A HREF="term.7.html">term(7)</A></STRONG>
your editor and mailer.
A default <STRONG>TERM</STRONG> value will be set on a per-line basis by either
- <STRONG>/etc/inittab</STRONG> (e.g., System-V-like UNIXes) or <STRONG>/etc/ttys</STRONG> (BSD UNIXes).
+ <STRONG>/etc/inittab</STRONG> (e.g., System-V-like Unices) or <STRONG>/etc/ttys</STRONG> (BSD Unices).
This will nearly always suffice for workstation and microcomputer
consoles.
If you use a dialup line, the type of device attached to it may vary.
- Older UNIX systems pre-set a very dumb terminal type like "dumb" or
+ Older Unix systems pre-set a very dumb terminal type like "dumb" or
"dialup" on dialup lines. Newer ones may pre-set "vt100", reflecting
the prevalence of DEC VT100-compatible terminals and personal-computer
emulators.
specified.
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- For maximum compatibility with older System V UNIXes, names and aliases
- should be unique within the first 14 characters.
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<EM>/usr/share/terminfo</EM>
compiled terminal description database
/etc/inittab
- tty line initialization (AT&T-like UNIXes)
+ tty line initialization (AT&T-like Unices)
/etc/ttys
- tty line initialization (BSD-like UNIXes)
+ tty line initialization (BSD-like Unices)
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+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
+ For maximum compatibility with older System V Unices, names and aliases
+ should be unique within the first 14 characters.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
-ncurses 6.4 2023-11-11 <STRONG><A HREF="term.7.html">term(7)</A></STRONG>
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