xterm termcape :ti@:te@:

[Randy Bush]

>> i know i a perverted, but i really prefer not to have ca_mode.  i.e.
> Not to? But the patch makes the opposite effect.

sorry.  my bad.

> Use FreeBSD-specific `xterm-clear' termcap record, e.g.
> 
>   $ xterm -xrm 'XTerm.termName: xterm-clear' # or add to ~/.Xdefaults
> 
> or alter xterm alias to point to it so that ca_mode works even if you
> ssh to Linux box that doesn't have the record.
> 
> %%
> Index: share/termcap/termcap.src
> ===================================================================
> --- share/termcap/termcap.src	(revision 220998)
> +++ share/termcap/termcap.src	(working copy)
> @@ -3011,7 +3011,7 @@
>  # is widely used for a variety of incompatible terminal emulations including
>  # color_xterm and rxvt.
>  xterm|X11 terminal emulator:\
> -	:tc=xterm-new:
> +	:tc=xterm-clear:
>  #	:tc=xterm-r6:
>  # dtterm termcap entry - Obtained from Xinside's CDE with permission
>  # from Thomas Roell
> %%

not working on 9.