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155<h1><a name="description">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> 155<h1><a name="description">DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
156<p>This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting 156<p>This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting
157all escape sequences, and other background information.</p> 157all escape sequences, and other background information.</p>
158<p>The newest version of this document is also available on the World Wide Web at 158<p>The newest version of this document is also available on the World Wide Web at
159<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html">http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html</a>.</p> 159<a href="http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html">http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html</a>.</p>
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161</p> 161</p>
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163<h1><a name="rxvtunicode_urxvt_frequently_asked_questions">RXVT-UNICODE/URXVT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS</a></h1> 163<h1><a name="rxvtunicode_urxvt_frequently_asked_questions">RXVT-UNICODE/URXVT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS</a></h1>
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891</p> 891</p>
892<h3><a name="when_i_login_to_another_system_it_tells_me_about_missing_terminfo_data">When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?</a></h3> 892<h3><a name="when_i_login_to_another_system_it_tells_me_about_missing_terminfo_data">When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?</a></h3>
893<p>The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available 893<p>The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
894as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).</p> 894as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).</p>
895<p>The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can 895<p>The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can
896be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp):</p> 896be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp and works as user and admin):</p>
897<pre> 897<pre>
898 REMOTE=remotesystem.domain 898 REMOTE=remotesystem.domain
899 infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE &quot;cat &gt;/tmp/ti &amp;&amp; tic /tmp/ti&quot;</pre> 899 infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE &quot;mkdir -p .terminfo &amp;&amp; cat &gt;/tmp/ti &amp;&amp; tic /tmp/ti&quot;</pre>
900<p>... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system,</p> 900<p>... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system,</p>
901<p>One some systems you might need to set <code>$TERMINFO</code> to the full path of
902<em>$HOME/.terminfo</em> for this to work.</p>
901<p>If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set 903<p>If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set
902<code>TERM=rxvt</code> or even <code>TERM=xterm</code>, and live with the small number of 904<code>TERM=rxvt</code> or even <code>TERM=xterm</code>, and live with the small number of
903problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different 905problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different
904colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice 906colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice
905quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases, though.</p> 907quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases, though.</p>

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