Enable 256 color terminals by default

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+# Enable 256 color capabilities for appropriate terminals
+
+# Uncomment this if you want remote xterms connecting
+# to this system, to be sent 256 colors.  Note that
+# local xterms, ssh'ing to localhost are considered
+# remote in this context, but in that case, $TERM should
+# have already been set to 256 color capable.
+#   SEND_256_COLORS_TO_REMOTE=1
+
+# Terminals with any of the following set, support 256 colors (and are local)
+local256="$COLORTERM$XTERM_VERSION$ROXTERM_ID$KONSOLE_DBUS_SESSION"
+
+if [ -n "$local256" ] || [ -n "$SEND_256_COLORS_TO_REMOTE" ]; then
+
+  case "$TERM" in
+    'xterm') TERM=xterm-256color;;
+    'screen') TERM=screen-256color;;
+    'Eterm') TERM=Eterm-256color;;
+  esac
+  export TERM
+
+  if [ -n "$TERMCAP" ] && [ "$TERM" = "screen-256color" ]; then
+    TERMCAP=$(echo "$TERMCAP" | sed -e 's/Co#8/Co#256/g')
+    export TERMCAP
+  fi
+fi
+
+unset local256