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mailer.
A default <STRONG>TERM</STRONG> value will be set on a per-line basis by
- either <STRONG>/etc/inittab</STRONG> (Linux and System-V-like UNIXes) or
+ either <STRONG>/etc/inittab</STRONG> (e.g., System-V-like UNIXes) or
<STRONG>/etc/ttys</STRONG> (BSD UNIXes). This will nearly always suffice
for workstation and microcomputer consoles.
the tty device and baud rate.
Setting your own <STRONG>TERM</STRONG> value may also be useful if you have
- created a custom entry incorporating options (such as
- visual bell or reverse-video) which you wish to override
- the system default type for your line.
+ created a custom entry incorporating options (such as vis-
+ ual bell or reverse-video) which you wish to override the
+ system default type for your line.
Terminal type descriptions are stored as files of capabil-
ity data underneath /usr/share/terminfo. To browse a list