topic Re: can't vi on N4000 console in Operating System - HP-UX

can't vi on N4000 console

Michael Mai — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:40:10 GMT

How do I set the terminal on N4000 console so I can use vi to edit a file?

Re: can't vi on N4000 console

Pete Randall — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:41:20 GMT

"export term=hp"

Pete

Re: can't vi on N4000 console

HGN — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:46:13 GMT

Hi

The terminal type is not correct that is why you are having this issue

You could do a TERM=hp
export the TERM

Rgds

HGN

Re: can't vi on N4000 console

Bill Hassell — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:49:39 GMT

Does your N4000 have an HP terminal such as a 700/9x model? If so, you can login and check the setting of TERM:

echo $TERM

If it is not set, run this command:

exec $(ttyset -s)

Then vi should run OK. When you login, ttyset should have been run automatically but if someone hardcoded TERM=something in your login profile, vi will have problems.

Re: can't vi on N4000 console

Torsten. — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:07:17 GMT

eval `ttytype -s`

is the key.

Re: can't vi on N4000 console

Bill Hassell — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:59:17 GMT

Oops, Torsten is correct, eval not exec:

eval $(ttyset -s)

(darn keyboard...)