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--- unix:256colours [2009/08/21 13:17]
robm
+++ unix:256colours [2017/06/22 09:35]
robm Fix link to 256colors.pl
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 ===== So, does terminal <insert name here> do 256 colours? =====
-See [[http://www.frexx.de/xterm-256-notes/]] for some scripts which produce test patterns. Just in case that site disappears, I'll reproduce the script and screen shot here:
+See [[https://gist.github.com/hSATAC/1095100]] for a script which produce test patterns. Just in case it disappears, I'll reproduce the script and screen shot here:
 The Perl script: {{:unix:256colors2.pl|256colors2.pl}}
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 ===== Setting TERM=xterm-256color by default =====
-For PuTTY, you can change what ''TERM'' name it sends under Settings -> Connection -> Data -> "Terminal-type string". Change it to ''xterm-256colors'', done!
+For PuTTY, you can change what ''TERM'' name it sends under Settings -> Connection -> Data -> "Terminal-type string". Change it to ''xterm-256color'', done!
 For gnome-terminal, the default Ubuntu terminal if you didn't customise your install, you can't change what it reports itself as: ''xterm''. My work around for this was to add the following snippet to my ''~/.bashrc'':

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