Jeffrey Walton <noloader@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I needed to install Git on Ubuntu 8. Git seems to work Ok for most > task, but this is unusual: > > $ git diff > WARNING: terminal is not fully functional > - (press RETURN) > > Here's the terminal: > > $ echo $TERM > xterm-256color A short answer. You are using "less" as the pager, but it is not working with your terminal. Likely reason is perhaps you are missing terminfo/termcap database entry for that terminal. I have working xterm-256color, so $ TERM=xterm-256color less README.md works as expected, but using a (bogus) terminal that no system would have ever heard of, e.g. $ TERM=no-such-terminal-exists less README.md results in exactly the symptom you are observing. Something to try quickly would be: $ export TERM=vt100; less README.md As the termcap/terminfo entry for vt100 is usually more widely available, this may unblock you. > It seems like loss of colors on an old platform is not that important. > However, the message being printed creates an actionable item that > needs attention. I think no message would be a better option. You would want to redirect it to folks who work on "less" ;-)
