Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!cmcl2!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!marque!uunet!mcvax!ukc!reading!riddle!andrew From: andrew@riddle.UUCP (Andrew Beattie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: fun with Unix Message-ID: <800@riddle.UUCP> Date: 18 Aug 88 07:45:28 GMT References: <880@taux01.UUCP> <213@bhjat.UUCP> <1640@uop.edu> <13048@ism780c.isc.com> Reply-To: andrew@riddle.UUCP (Andrew Beattie) Organization: Sphinx Ltd., Maidenhead, England Lines: 13 When using strange terminals (strange = not in termcap) to edit files, I am inclined to force vi to use open mode by typing: $ TERM=crap export TERM $ vi On one of the older systems around here (system 3 I think, but I can't get it to boot to check), vi complains saying: $ vi Terminal type unknown, all I have is crap using open mode :