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Use ~.ssh/config to always set TERM=cygwin for certain hosts?

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I use WinSSHd on several Windows servers. To access them from my Mac (and presumably, just about any Unix-based terminal), I need to set the environment variable to , e.g.: I can also use the to set certain defaults for that server, such as a different user and non-default port: However, I apparent…

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TERM=cygwin ssh someserver.com

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You would typically set the environment variable on the server side. If WinSSHd is sufficiently like openssh (the usual unix implementation of ssh), you can define an environment file ( on unix) and put there. You can also set the environment variab…

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