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Term
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 - Command: term term
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     In each window `screen' opens, it sets the `$TERM' variable to
     `screen' by default, unless no description for `screen' is
     installed in the local termcap or terminfo data base.  In that
     case it pretends that the terminal emulator is `vt100'.  This
     won't do much harm, as `screen' is VT100/ANSI compatible.  The use
     of the `term' command is discouraged for non-default purpose.
     That is, one may want to specify special `$TERM' settings (e.g.
     vt100) for the next `screen rlogin othermachine' command. Use the
     command `screen -T vt100 rlogin othermachine' rather than setting
     and resetting the default.