Re: I'm confused about TERMCAP

[Michael Parson]

On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 03:53:04PM -0500, Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I'm using "Screen version 4.00.03jw4 (FAU) 2-May-06" on Ubuntu Edgy.
> It seems that invoking screen is creating a TERMCAP that is not making
> vim happy.
> 
> How can I stop screen from defining a TERMCAP?  I don't have one
> before I go into screen, and vim works as expected.  Specifically
> Home, End, and other special keys.

> Where can I learn more about TERMCAP and terminal emulation?
> Specifically how to debug and fix problems.  I never know where in the
> stack the keycode mismatch is happening. (Terminal
> App>bash>screen>bash>ssh>bash>vim)  It's very frustrating.

I alias screen to start with vt220 emulation:

screen -T vt220

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Michael Parson
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