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1.1       root        1: .TH TSET 1
                      2: .CT 1 comm_term
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: tset \- set terminal modes
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B tset
                      7: [
                      8: .I options
                      9: ]
                     10: [
                     11: .B -m
                     12: .RB test : type
                     13: ...
                     14: ]
                     15: [
                     16: .I type
                     17: ]
                     18: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     19: .I Tset
                     20: conditionally
                     21: sets erase and kill characters, tabs, delays, etc.
                     22: for terminals.
                     23: It is typically used in startup profiles; see
                     24: .IR sh (1).
                     25: In default of a specified terminal
                     26: .I type
                     27: (listed in the file
                     28: .FR /etc/termcap )
                     29: the type is taken from the environment variable
                     30: .LR TERM .
                     31: Option
                     32: .B -m
                     33: determines the type based on source and baud rate:
                     34: .IP
                     35: .B -m
                     36: .RI [\fB> baud ]\fB: type
                     37: .LP
                     38: No sources are distinguished at present.
                     39: The test 
                     40: .L >
                     41: may be replaced by 
                     42: .LR < ,
                     43: .LR = ,
                     44: or 
                     45: .L @
                     46: (same as 
                     47: .LR = ).
                     48: The test may be preceded by 
                     49: .L !
                     50: for negation.
                     51: A
                     52: .I type
                     53: may be preceded by 
                     54: .L ?
                     55: to cause
                     56: .I tset
                     57: to query whether the guess is right.
                     58: Tests are performed left-to-right until one is satisfied.
                     59: A final default
                     60: .I type
                     61: prevails when all tests fail.
                     62: Thus
                     63: .IP
                     64: .L
                     65: tset -m  \'>1200:5620\'  \'?hp\'
                     66: .LP
                     67: assumes the terminal is a 5620 if the line speed exceeds 1200 baud.
                     68: Otherwise it assumes an hp terminal but asks for confirmation,
                     69: giving you a chance to name another type.
                     70: .PP
                     71: The
                     72: .B -s
                     73: option causes tset to place on the standard output shell commands
                     74: for setting the environment variables
                     75: .L TERM
                     76: and
                     77: .LR TERMCAP .
                     78: Use this feature thus:
                     79: .IP
                     80: .L
                     81: eval \`tset -s \fIoption ...\fR\`
                     82: .PP
                     83: On terminals that can backspace but not overstrike
                     84: and when the erase character is the default erase character
                     85: .RL ( #
                     86: on standard systems),
                     87: the erase character is changed to a Control-H
                     88: (backspace).
                     89: .PP
                     90: Other options are:
                     91: .TP
                     92: .BI -e " c"
                     93: set the erase character to
                     94: .I c,
                     95: or backspace if
                     96: .I c
                     97: is missing
                     98: .TP
                     99: .BI -k " c"
                    100: set the kill character similarly; use control-X if
                    101: .I c
                    102: is missing
                    103: .TP
                    104: .B -I
                    105: suppress outputting terminal initialization strings
                    106: .TP
                    107: .B -Q
                    108: suppress printing
                    109: `Erase set to' and `Kill set to' messages
                    110: .TP
                    111: .B -S
                    112: Outputs
                    113: .L TERM
                    114: and
                    115: .L TERMCAP
                    116: in the environment rather than in shell commands
                    117: .SH FILES
                    118: .TF /etc/termcap
                    119: .TP
                    120: .F /etc/ttytype
                    121: terminal id to type map database
                    122: .TP
                    123: .F /etc/termcap
                    124: terminal capability database
                    125: .SH SEE\ ALSO
                    126: .IR sh (1), 
                    127: .IR stty (1), 
                    128: .IR environ (5), 
                    129: .IR termcap (5)

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