@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ tic -x -o "$HOME/.terminfo" -e screen terminfo.src
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Note that macOS still comes with and old version of ncurses (5.7) which
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may not work well with newer 256-color terminfo entries.
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- Note that while Putty identifies itself by default as `xterm` , it is
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+ Note that while PuTTY identifies itself by default as `xterm` , it is
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not fully compatible with it. If you have problems with the keyboard
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- mapping (e.g. Home/End), try to use `putty` instead.
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+ mapping (e.g. Home/End), try to use `putty` instead. Check out
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+ https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.faq.html#known_bugs[XTerm FAQ]
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+ for more details and information on other terminal emulators.
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LANG
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~~~~
@@ -63,12 +65,15 @@ The `LANG` variable must be set in accordance with your terminal
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encoding settings. If the `LANG` variable is not properly set,
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accented characters will be distorted.
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- To check that your locale is present in the list of available locales,
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- use `locale -a | grep "$LANG"` .
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+ Use `locale -a` to check if your `LANG` variable is present in the
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+ list of available locales (on Linux, you may find that `UTF-8` has
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+ been substituted for `utf8` but they are equivalent).
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Note that the ability to set the `LANG` variable to values such as
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`en_DE` with KDE does not infer their validity.
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+ Also check the `LC_ALL` variable as it has precedence over `LANG` .
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ESCDELAY
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~~~~~~~~
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