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From: rbj@cmr.icst.nbs.gov (Root Boy Jim)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: utility to determine rlogin?
Message-ID: <16281@brl-adm.ARPA>
Date: 23 Jun 88 22:44:47 GMT
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? From: Rick Lindsley 

? Jerry Peek  writes:

?    So, setting up my .login was easy.  I put a test like this one in it:

?        switch ("`ttykind`")
?        case network:
? 	       # do stuff for network login
?        case xxx:
? 	       # do stuff for xxx login
?        default:
?     
? In article <16109@brl-adm.ARPA> rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (Root Boy Jim) writes:
?     
?     Why not just do `switch ($term)'? You don't need ttykind, except for
?     finding out *other* peoples terminal types.

? Because rlogin will pass the terminal type across for you. $term may not
? provide the information you want.

? Rick

Well, I see your point, but still disagree. If I rlogin from a sun console
to a VAX, why would I want anything other than a Sun termcap?

	(Root Boy) Jim Cottrell	
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