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I put in a new “termcap” entry, or updated an existing “termcap” entry, for a terminal, but “vi” doesn seem to know about my change. Why?

April 26, 2017existing termcap terminal updated Vi

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I put in a new “termcap” entry, or updated an existing “termcap” entry, for a terminal, but “vi” doesn seem to know about my change. Why?

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The “vi” in SunOS 4.1[.x] is based on the System V Release 3.1 “vi”, because that version of “vi” supports 8-bit character sets. That version of “vi” uses “terminfo”, not “termcap”; you have to change the “terminfo” entry for the terminal.