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Re: vi in rxvt-Session really slow


On 7/8/2011 8:50 AM, Dieter wrote:

> Why is remote vi so slow when I use rxvt? Would that be better if I use xterm
> (currently not installed)? 

I don't see this problem...

> Additional information:
> I had to set 
> export TERM=cygwin
> in my ~/.bashrc - otherwise the remote host answers 
> "unknown terminal type, falling back to 'dumb'"
> or
> "WARNING: terminal is not fully functional"

That is wrong, TERM should be set to xterm.

What was the value of TERM before you changed it?
-- 
René Berber



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