TERM(6) TERM(6)
NAME
terminals - conventional names
DESCRIPTION
These names are used by certain commands and are maintained
as part of the shell environment; see sh(1), environ(5).
2621 Hewlett-Packard HP262? series terminals
1620 DIABLO 1620 (and others using HyType II)
33 Teletype Model 33
37 Teletype Model 37
43 Teletype Model 43
5620 Teletype Model 5620 dotmap display
dumb terminals with no special features
4014 Tektronix 4014
vt52 Digital Equipment Corp. VT52
The list goes on and on. Consult (see termcap(5)) for the
whole truth.
Commands whose behavior may depend on the terminal typically
consult `TERM' in the environment or accept arguments of the
form -Tterm, where term is one of the names given above.
SEE ALSO
stty(1), tabs(1), plot(1), sh(1), environ(5), ul(1),
column(1), termcap(5), nroff in troff(1)
BUGS
The programs that ought to adhere to this nomenclature do so
only fitfully.