TERM(7)             UNIX Programmer's Manual		  TERM(7)



NAME
     term - conventional names for terminals

DESCRIPTION
     Certain commands use these terminal names. They are main-
     tained as part of the shell environment (see
     _s_h(1),_e_n_v_i_r_o_n(7)).

     adm3a     Lear Seigler Adm-3a
     2621      Hewlett-Packard HP262? series terminals
     hp        Hewlett-Packard HP264? series terminals
     c100      Human Designed Systems Concept 100
     h19       Heathkit H19
     mime      Microterm mime in enhanced ACT IV mode
     1620      DIABLO 1620 (and others using HyType II)
     300       DASI/DTC/GSI 300 (and others using HyType I)
     33        TELETYPE(Reg.) Model 33
     37        TELETYPE Model 37
     43        TELETYPE Model 43
     735       Texas Instruments TI735 (and TI725)
     745       Texas Instruments TI745
     dumb      terminals with no special features
     dialup    a terminal on a phone line with no known characteristics
     network   a terminal on a network connection with no known characteristics
     4014      Tektronix 4014
     vt52      Digital Equipment Corp. VT52

     The list goes on and on.  Consult /etc/termcap (see
     _t_e_r_m_c_a_p(5)) for an up-to-date and locally correct list.

     Commands whose behavior may depend on the terminal either
     consult TERM in the environment, or accept arguments of the
     form -Tterm, where _t_e_r_m is one of the names given above.

SEE ALSO
     stty(1), tabs(1), plot(1G), sh(1), environ(7) ex(1),
     clear(1), more(1), ul(1), tset(1), termcap(5), termcap(3X),
     ttytype(5)
     troff(1) for _n_r_o_f_f

BUGS
     The programs that ought to adhere to this nomenclature do so
     only fitfully.












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