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Ken Hirsch <[log in to unmask]>
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Ken Hirsch <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:32:48 -0500
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With a "-L" flag, the shell will read commands from "/etc/profile".  It will
also read a file ".profile" in your home directory if it exists.

(I do a setvar for HOME, TERM, and TZ in my logon UDC.)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shahan, Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 12:20 PM


> Thanks everyone!
>
> Both the export TERM="hp2392a" and using -L as a parm for entering the
shell
> work.
>
> One question comes to mind: If I use the -L, then my life will hopefully
be
> easier, but what will I not be learning?  Is there some reading I can do
> that shows me what this parm value is setting up for me...would I
understand
> it?   :-)
>
> Ray S.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Osborne [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:37 AM
> > To:   Shahan, Ray; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Re:
> >
> > First, ensure that you entered the shell with "SH.HPBIN.SYS -L", if you
> > forget the -L, you are missing some environment variables. If it still
> > doesn't work, try this:
> >
> > TERM="hp2392a"
> >
> > Then issue your command.
> >
> > -Pete
> > On November 20, 2001 10:17 am, Shahan, Ray wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > My UNIX For Dummies  shows that I should be able to 'cat
filename|more'
> > to
> > > display a long file page by page, but that's not working (and the hp
> > POSIX
> > > help ain't making it any clearer)...I get this error message: Unknown
> > > terminal "".
> > >
> > > What I'm trying to do is to get POSIX to do a page print of my file in
> > the
> > > same manner as the MPE PRINT command would do.  Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > BTW, I just love the command line editor, 'r', it's so much better
than
> > a
> > > chisel and stone.  :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Ray S.
> > >
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