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.TH @TSET@ 1 ""
.SH NAME
\fBtset\fR, \fBreset\fR - terminal initialization
2. The value of the \fBTERM\fR environmental variable.
.PP
3. (BSD systems only.) The terminal type associated with the standard
-error output device in the \fI/etc/ttys\fR file. (On Linux and
-System-V-like UNIXes, \fIgetty\fR does this job by setting
+error output device in the \fI/etc/ttys\fR file.
+(On System-V-like UNIXes and systems using that convention,
+\fIgetty\fR does this job by setting
\fBTERM\fR according to the type passed to it by \fI/etc/inittab\fR.)
.PP
4. The default terminal type, ``unknown''.
.PP
The arguments for the \fB-e\fR, \fB-i\fR, and \fB-k\fR
options may either be entered as actual characters or by using the `hat'
-notation, i.e. control-h may be specified as ``^H'' or ``^h''.
+notation, i.e., control-h may be specified as ``^H'' or ``^h''.
.
.SH SETTING THE ENVIRONMENT
It is often desirable to enter the terminal type and information about