WARNING: terminal is not fully functional

From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 27, 2022, 06:00 UTC
Message-ID: <CAH8yC8kYP2Sth+vUZMzHujKQZC6r1kFf+Lz=6_WRs4GFR65B9g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Everyone,

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

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.

Jeff