term(7)
NAME
terminals− conventional names
DESCRIPTION
These names are used by certain commands and are maintained as part of the shell environment. For further information, see sh(1) and environ(5).
1620DIABLO 1620 (and others using HyType II)
1620−12same, in 12-pitch mode
300DASI/DTC/GSI 300 (and others using HyType I)
300−12same, in 12-pitch mode
300sDASI/DTC 300/S
300s−12same, in 12-pitch mode
33TELETYPE Model 33
37TELETYPE Model 37
40−2TELETYPE Model 40/2
43TELETYPE Model 43
450DASI 450 (same as Diablo 1620)
450−12same, in 12-pitch mode
450−12−8same, in 12-pitch, 8 lines/inch mode
735Texas Instruments TI735 (and TI725)
745Texas Instruments TI745
dumbterminals with no special features
hpHewlett-Packard HP264? series terminals
4014Tektronix 4014
tn1200General Electric TermiNet 1200
tn300General Electric TermiNet 300
vt05Digital Equipment Corp. VT05
Commands whose behavior may depend on the terminal accept arguments of the form −Tterm, where term is one of the names given above. If no such argument is present, a command may consult the shell environment for the terminal type.
RESTRICTIONS
The programs that ought to adhere to this nomenclature do so only fitfully.