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-rw-r--r--term256.csh8
-rw-r--r--term256.sh8
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/term256.csh b/term256.csh
index 1197512c..91547d0f 100644
--- a/term256.csh
+++ b/term256.csh
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
# 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.
+# Set this variable in your local shell config if you want remote
+# xterms connecting to this system, to be sent 256 colors.
+# This can be done in /etc/csh.cshrc, or in an earlier profile.d script.
# SEND_256_COLORS_TO_REMOTE=1
# Terminals with any of the following set, support 256 colors (and are local)
diff --git a/term256.sh b/term256.sh
index 43d45ce6..546f67bc 100644
--- a/term256.sh
+++ b/term256.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
# 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.
+# Set this variable in your local shell config (such as ~/.bashrc)
+# if you want remote xterms connecting to this system, to be sent 256 colors.
+# This must be set before reading global initialization such as /etc/bashrc.
# SEND_256_COLORS_TO_REMOTE=1
# Terminals with any of the following set, support 256 colors (and are local)