tset(1XNX) (XENIX System Compatibility) tset(1XNX)
NAME
tset - (XENIX) provide information for setting terminal modes
SYNOPSIS
tset [options] [type]
DESCRIPTION
tset allows the user to set a terminal's ERASE and KILL
characters, and define the terminal's type and capabilities by
creating values for the TERM and TERMCAP environment
variables. If a type is given with the -s option, tset
creates information for a terminal of the specified type. The
type may be any type given in /usr/share/lib/termcap. If the
type is not specified with the -s option, tset creates
information for a terminal of the type defined by the value of
the environment variable, TERM unless the -h or -m option is
given. If the TERM variable is undefined, tset looks in
/usr/share/lib/termcap for the appropriate information. If
these options are used, tset searches the /etc/ttytype file
for the terminal type corresponding to the current serial
port; it then creates information for a terminal based on this
type. If the serial port is not found in /etc/ttytype, the
terminal type is set to dumb.
tset displays the created information on the standard output.
The information is in a form that can be used to set the
current environment variables. The exact form depends on the
login shell from which tset was invoked. The examples below
illustrate how to use this information to change the
variables.
The following options are valid:
-e[c] Sets the ERASE character to [c] on all terminals. The
default setting is BACKSPACE, or CTRL-h.
-E[c] Identical to the -e option except that it only
operates on terminals that can backspace.
-k[c] Sets the KILL character to c, defaulting to CTRL-u.
- Prints the terminal type on the standard output.
-s Outputs the setenv commands for csh(1) or export and
assignment commands for sh(1). The commands are
determined by the user's login shell.
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-S Only outputs the strings to be placed in the
environment variables.
-r Prints the terminal type on the diagnostic output.
-Q Suppresses the printing of the ``Erase set to'' and
``Kill set to'' messages.
-I Suppresses printing of the terminal initialization
strings.
-m[ident][test baudrate]:type
Allows a user to specify how a given serial port is to
be mapped to an actual terminal type. The option
applies to any serial port in /etc/ttytype whose type
is indeterminate (for example, dialup, plugboard, and
so on). The type specifies the terminal type to be
used, and ident identifies the name of the
indeterminate type to be matched. If no ident is
given, all indeterminate types are matched. The
test baudrate defines a test to be performed on the
serial port before the type is assigned. The baudrate
must be as defined in stty [see stty(1)]. The test
may be any combination of: >, =, <, @, and !. If the
type begins with a question mark, the user is asked if
he really wants that type. A null response means to
use that type; otherwise, another type can be entered
which will be used instead. The question mark must be
escaped to prevent filename expansion by the shell.
If more than one -m option is given, the first correct
mapping prevails.
tset is most useful when included in the .login [for csh(1)]
or .profile [for sh(1)] file executed automatically at login,
with the -m mapping used to specify the terminal type you most
frequently dial in on.
USAGE
tset gt42
tset - mdialup>300:adm3a-mdialup:dw2-Qr-e#
tset -mdial:ti733-mplug:?hp2621-munknown:?-e-k^U
To use the information created by the -s option for the Bourne
shell, (sh), repeat these commands:
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tset -s...>/tmp/tset$$
/tmp/tset$$
rm/tmp/tset$$
To use the information for csh, use:
set noglob
set term=(`tset-S...')
setenv TERM$term[1]
setenv TERMCAP"$term[2]"
unset term
unset noglob
Files
/usr/share/lib/termcap Terminal capability database.
REFERENCES
stty(1), terminfo(4), tty(1)
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