Try: export EDITOR=vi stty rows 24 That should fix it. You can add this to your ".bash_profile" so it will take effect whenever you log in.
--Dan Jim Westveer wrote: > > OK, I am a dummy, wiht that despensed with.... > > I just put up debian 1.3.1, on a host that I had been running slackware. > > All is fine, except when I telnet to that host and try to use vi, my > telnet client (windowz95) seems to have formating problems (not evident with > the slakware installation) > > Soooo....I try TERM=vt100;export TERM;tput intit ...etc.. to no > avail. > > Has anyone run into this problem when using Windowz95 telnet ?? > > Thanks, > > Jim > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .