Re: WARNING: terminal is not fully functional

>
> Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I needed to install Git on Ubuntu 8. Git seems to work Ok for most
> > task, but this is unusual:
> >
> >     $ git diff
> >     WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
> >     -  (press RETURN)
> >
> > Here's the terminal:
> >
> >     $ echo $TERM
> >     xterm-256color
>
> A short answer.  You are using "less" as the pager, but it is not
> working with your terminal.  Likely reason is perhaps you are
> missing terminfo/termcap database entry for that terminal.
>
> I have working xterm-256color, so
>
>         $ TERM=xterm-256color less README.md
>
> works as expected, but using a (bogus) terminal that no system would
> have ever heard of, e.g.
>
>         $ TERM=no-such-terminal-exists less README.md
>
> results in exactly the symptom you are observing.
>
> Something to try quickly would be:
>
> $ export TERM=vt100; less README.md
>
> As the termcap/terminfo entry for vt100 is usually more widely
> available, this may unblock you.
>
> > It seems like loss of colors on an old platform is not that important.
> > However, the message being printed creates an actionable item that
> > needs attention. I think no message would be a better option.
>
> You would want to redirect it to folks who work on "less" ;-)