Hello, In the Message; Subject : Re: Change minicom terminal type Message-ID : <133276f1-0cfc-4831-a1e2-5028f1ca6c4f@jknott.net> Date & Time: Thu, 16 May 2024 13:41:54 -0400 [JK] == James Knott <james.knott@jknott.net> has written: [...] MN> > $ minicom -l [DEVICE] JK> From man minicom: [...] JK> I have tried -l, -l ansi, -l --ansi, --ansi and none of them JK> work. I always get VT102. The only way to get ansi is to go into the JK> menu for terminal settings, to select ansi. What would possess JK> whoever created minicom to not make it a setting that could be set? I JK> guess he worked for DEC and assumed everyone worked on DEC gear. JK> Well, I used to do a lot more on Data General than DEC. I don't know when, but this must be the reason for the change; https://flokoe.github.io/bash-hackers-wiki/scripting/terminalcodes/#the-tput... you should avoid using the ANSI codes directly - use the tput command! Regards & Good Night. --- ┏━━┓彡 Masaru Nomiya mail-to: nomiya @ lake.dti.ne.jp ┃＼／彡 ┗━━┛ "Distinguish between what is meaningful to me and what is meaningless, and forget what is meaningless to me. This is where individuality comes into play. This is a function that computer cannot perform." -- Shigehiko Toyama (in Japanes) --