Name
tset
Synopsis
tset [options
] [type
]
Set terminal modes. Without arguments, the terminal is reinitialized
according to the TERM environment variable. tset
is typically used in startup scripts (.profile
or .login
). type is the
terminal type; if preceded by a ?
,
tset
prompts the user to enter a different type,
if needed. Press the Return key to use the default value,
type.
Options
-
-q,-
Print terminal name on standard output; useful for passing this value to TERM.
-
-e
c
Set erase character to c; default is
^H
(backspace).-
-i
c
Set interrupt character to c (default is
^C
).-
-I
Do not output terminal initialization setting.
-
-k
c
Set line-kill character to c (default is
^U
).-
-m[
port
[
baudrate
]
:type
]
Declare terminal specifications. port is the port type (usually
dialup
orplugboard
). tty is the terminal type; it can be preceded by?
as above. baudrate checks the port speed and can be preceded by any of these characters:-
>
Port must be greater than baudrate.
-
<
Port must be less than baudrate.
-
@
Port must transmit at baudrate.
-
!
Negate a subsequent
>
,<
, or@
character.-
?
Prompt for the terminal type. With no response, use the given type.
-
-
-Q
Do not print “Erase set to” and “Kill set to” messages.
-
-r
Report the terminal type.
-
-s
Return the values of TERM assignments to the shell environment. This is commonly done via
eval
\'tset
-s\
' (in the C shell, surround this with the commandsset
noglob
andunset
noglob
).-
-V
Prints the version of
ncurses
being used.
Examples
Set TERM to ...
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