Set $TERM to xterm-256color instead of default vt100 (fixes #299)

SchoofsKelvin · Nov 2, 2021 · 16ffd1e · 16ffd1e
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Changes
+- Set `$TERM` to `xterm-256color` instead of the default `vt100` (#299)
+
 ### Fixes
 - Write `REMOTE_COMMANDS` profile script to separate file for each user (#292)
   - Multiple users making use of this feature would use the same `/tmp/...` file, resulting in permission issues

diff --git a/src/pseudoTerminal.ts b/src/pseudoTerminal.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { environmentToExportString, joinCommands, mergeEnvironment, toPromise }
 
 const [HEIGHT, WIDTH] = [480, 640];
 const PSEUDO_TTY_OPTIONS: PseudoTtyOptions = {
-    height: HEIGHT, width: WIDTH,
+    height: HEIGHT, width: WIDTH, term: 'xterm-256color',
 };
 
 export interface SSHPseudoTerminal extends vscode.Pseudoterminal {