From: Don Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:42:01 +0000 (+0000)
Subject:  * Switch to a TERM that exists if the one we're using doesn't
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=home-base.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=48088eefeaffec75acb6aa9fb4654dded9798f3f

 * Switch to a TERM that exists if the one we're using doesn't
---

diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index e0af9c2..99e079c 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ if [ "$PS1" ]; then
     PS1="\[\033[0;36m\]\h \t \w$\[\033[0m\] "
     # \[\033[1;36m\][\w]\n\[\033[0;36m\][\h|\t]$ \[\033[0m\]
 
+    # make sure the term we're using exists in the termcap
+    if ! toe -a|grep -q "^$TERM	"; then
+	# if it doesn't, try to switch
+	case $TERM in
+	    rxvt*)
+		TERM="rxvt"
+	        ;;
+	    xterm*)
+		TERM="xterm"
+		;;
+	    *)
+		;;
+	esac
+	export TERM;
+    fi;
     # If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
     case $TERM in
 	screen|xterm*)