No termcap entry for terminal session #4478

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opened 2026-01-30 23:48:44 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @reggie1515 on GitHub (Oct 15, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.418]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): Windows Terminal (Preview) Version: 0.5.2762.0


Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

  1. Connect SSH session to application server. use '-l' switch
  2. Type in password, accept EULA, and accept session SSH host Key.
  3. Enter in 'CRS' at terminal to load custom application.
    (On a Putty Terminal Emulator, the custom application would load without issue)

Expected behavior

Customer Application should load, presenting user with splash screen. From here, user can navigate Linux based application.

Actual behavior

<--

-bash-4.2$ crs
Can't find termcap entry for this terminal
Can't Run crs

--!>

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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2019):

  1. Can you describe the remote host? What version is it, and what distribution?
  2. Can you share the output of echo $TERM?
  3. Terminal reports itself as xterm-256color, which is standard and should be present on all modern machines.
  4. If the xterm-256color terminfo isn't available, can you try after setting TERM=xterm?
@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2019): 1. Can you describe the remote host? What version is it, and what distribution? 2. Can you share the output of `echo $TERM`? 3. Terminal reports itself as `xterm-256color`, which is standard and should be present on all modern machines. 4. If the `xterm-256color` terminfo isn't available, can you try after setting `TERM=xterm`?
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2019):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for 4 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs within 3 days of this comment.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2019): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for **4 days**. It will be closed if no further activity occurs **within 3 days of this comment**.
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Reference: starred/terminal#4478