From 79334fd20b0bf56e3c4106900c0dd23445b0fb3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:48:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] handle TERM being set to dumb (Unknown term in emacs)

---
 sane_editor | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sane_editor b/sane_editor
index dd1aec7..fbfdb75 100755
--- a/sane_editor
+++ b/sane_editor
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@
 if [ -x /usr/bin/emacsclient ] && [ -x /usr/bin/emacs ]; then
     # reset the tempdir to deal with setuid things clearing it
     export TMPDIR="$(echo ~/tmp)";
+    # If TERM is set to dumb, reset it to linux. (emacs does this for
+    # some reason)
+    if [ "$TERM" = "dumb" ]; then
+        TERM="linux"
+    fi;
     if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
- 	exec emacsclient --alternate-editor /usr/bin/vi -c -nw "$@";
+ 	    exec emacsclient --alternate-editor /usr/bin/vi -c -nw "$@";
     else
-	exec emacsclient --alternate-editor /usr/bin/vi -c "$@";
+	    exec emacsclient --alternate-editor /usr/bin/vi -c "$@";
     fi;
 fi;
 if [ -x /usr/bin/gnuclient ] && [ -x /usr/bin/emacs ]; then
@@ -33,4 +38,4 @@ if [ -x /usr/bin/ed ]; then
     exec ed "$@";
 fi;
 echo "Unable to find a suitable editor" >/dev/stderr;
-exit 1;
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 1;
-- 
2.39.2