Questions tagged [term]

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Setting $TERM for gnu screen

So I have screen compiled with 256 colors, running on Konsole in 256 color mode. If start screen, the TERM is set to "screen". If I manually export the TERM to screen-256color everything works beautifully. I have two questions. The first is why…
Zxaos
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Problems with cron script and TERM definition using top command

I have a problem executing a cron process to check current CPU use in my server. My script start with: top -c -n 1 -u www-data > /tmp/kill-cpu I can execute without problem in console, but in cron I get top: failed tty get If I use the -b option…
Lito
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Debian SSH - Resizing terminal does not register with bash

We recently reinstalled our server due to a disk failure, and now we're having an issue with resizing terminals. We installed Debian 6.0.6. Symptoms When you resize a terminal, no ncurses-based apps (tested: ytalk, irssi, screen, tmux, some of the…
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How do you get TERM=screen-256color on CentOS 5.7?

CentOS 6.0 comes with the ability to set its TERM to screen-256color. It doesn't work in CentOS 5.7, though. How can you get CentOS 5.7 to support screen-256color?
Neil
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What is the best TERM type on AIX for use with PuTTY, and which PuTTY settings should be tweaked?

I manage many AIX machines, generally version 5.3. Basic terminal function works just fine, but it seems like some things don't. For example nmon displays lqqx instead of the line drawing…
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What is "Self-Hosting"?

Up to now I thought self-hosting was for example, running its own nextcloud server on a virtual private server. I read the wikipedia article, and it talks about something different: Self-hosting is the use of a computer program as part of the…
guettli
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Is there a term for having the files you don't need cleaned out of your server before a backup?

System admins I've noticed, get rather perturbed when unnecessary files are left out on a server when a backup is taken; actually the same goes for snapshots, especially snapshots with memory / machine state. All of these things are unnecessary…
leeand00
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