10.0;vt100, revision 1.0, 88/01/21
vt100 - VT100 terminal emulator.
usage: vt100 [-std | [-lines n] [-columns n]] [pathame [args ...]]
DESCRIPTION
The vt100 command creates a window running the VT100 terminal emulator
and starts up a shell within the window.
The VT100 terminal emulation package is intended for use with two types
of programs. When used in conjunction with remote communications
packages such as Domain TCP/IP or X.25, the VT100 terminal emulator
allows you to interact with the remote system as if you were logged into
a VT100 connected to that system. Using the VT100 terminal emulator with
programs that take advantage of VT100 special features allows you to run
these programs on a Domain node without having to tailor them to the
Domain environment. If any options are specified, they must precede the
argument(s).
pathname [arg1 arg2 ...] (optional)
Specify the name of a command or program for the shell in the
VT100 window to invoke. You must give the full pathname; for
example, /com/ld. arg1, arg2, ... are valid arguments to the
selected command (or program): for example, /com/ld
//my_node/my_home_dir.
Default if omitted:
ivoke the value of the variable $SHELL, or if
$SHELL is not set, invoke /com/sh
OPTIONS
If any options are specified, they must precede the argument(s). Once
vt100 is running, you may change the window size with the vsize command.
-std Set up a VT100 window that is 24 lines by 80 columns (the
standard size of a VT100 screen).
-lines n Set up a VT100 window with the number of lines specified by n.
The number of lines cannot exceed the number of lines in the DM
window running the VT100 emulator.
-columns n
Set up a VT100 window with the number of columns specified by
n. The number of columns cannot exceed the number of columns
of the DM window running the VT100 emulator.
The VT100 terminal emulation package consists of the following:
⊕ The terminal emulation software, which performs the functions of a
VT100 terminal, such as handling VT100-type escape sequences. The
terminal emulator redirects the handling of keyboard input and screen
output to stream manager operations. The terminal emulator is invoked
within a DM window by the vt100 shell command.
⊕ The terminal emulator driver, which performs keyboard input functions
such as erasing or echoing characters. The vctl shell command allows
you to set and display the VT100 terminal characteristics controlled
by the terminal emulator driver.
EXAMPLES
1. Create a window running the VT100 emulator and start a shell running
within the window.
$ vt100
2. Open a connection to the remote system specified by hostname and
create a window running the VT100 emulator.
$ vt100 login hostname
KEYBOARD LAYOUT
The table below shows how the keys on a Domain low-profile keyboard map
to the keys of a VT100. This assumes that you are running the VT100
Keyboard Emulation package on your node. Note that the VT100 definitions
for the F2, F3, and F7 keys supersede the usual emt definitions for these
keys.
Domain key vt100 keypad
<INS MODE> <ESC>
<CHAR DEL> <RUBOUT>
<F2> <PF1>
<F3> <PF2>
<F4> <PF3>
<F5> <PF4>
SHIFT/<F2> <7>
SHIFT/<F3> <8>
SHIFT/<F4> <9>
SHIFT/<F5> <->
CTRL/<F2> <4>
CTRL/<F3> <5>
CTRL/<F4> <6>
CTRL/<F5> <,>
<F6> <1>
<F7> <2>
SHIFT/<F6> <3>
SHIFT/<F7> <ENTER>
CTRL/<F6> <0>
CTRL/<F7> <.>
SEE ALSO
More information is available. Type
help vt100 unix
For information about using VT100 with a remote UNIX
system running
help vctl For information about setting VT100 terminal emulator
characteristics
help vsize For information about changing the dimensions of the VT100
emulator window