On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 1:15 AM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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" ;-) Oh, sorry about that. Jeff
