Setting Shell Variables

You can set any of the shell variables listed in Table 26-7 “Key Shell Variables”. However, the default values will normally be sufficient. For more information, refer to “Setting Environment and Shell Variables” in the Part IV “POSIX and Korn Shell” part of this manual.

You can set shell variables in either of two ways:

Temporarily, on the command line. For example, to force keysh to simulate softkeys rather than using the built-in labels, type:
KEYSIM=trueReturn
Use the unset command to unset a variable. For example, to return keysh to using the built-in labels, type:
unset KEYSIMReturn
Permanently, in your .profileor .keyshrcfile. For example, to make the phrase "Hi there" a permanent part of your status line, add the line below to your .profile file.
export KEYSH="Hi there"Return

Table 26-7 Key Shell Variables

Variable	Description
`COLUMNS`	Defines the width of the edit window (if different from the terminfo(4) default).
`KEYBEL`	Specifies the character sequence to be used for `keysh`'s bell. The default is CTRL-G (ASCII 007). To disable the bell, set this variable to an empty string.
`KEYENV`	Specifies an alternate `keysh` configuration file. The default is `$HOME/.keyshrc`.
`KEYESC`	Specifies the maximum number of milliseconds allowed between characters that are part of a terminal escape sequence. The default is 350.
`KEYKSH`	If set, causes `keysh` to mimic the behavior of the Korn Shell. The softkeys and status line are not displayed. This mode is useful over slow modem lines.
`KEYLOC`	If set, specifies that `keysh` should leave the terminal keypad in local mode while commands are being entered. This mimics the behavior of the Korn Shell.
`KEYMORE`	If set, specifies that `keysh` should return to the first bank of softkeys after executing a command, rather than remaining on the bank where the command was located.
`KEYPS1`	If set, specifies that `keysh` should not reset the initial values of `PS1`, `PS2`, and `PS3`.
`KEYSH`	Lets you specify arbitrary text to include in the `keysh` status line.
`KEYSIM`	If set, specifies that `keysh` should simulate softkey labels rather than using the built-in labels on HP terminals. When you use simulated softkey labels, `keysh` also shows an input mode indicator between the two groups of four softkey labels. This indicator shows your current command line editing mode. For example, `vi insrt` means that vi(1) is the editor and it is in insert mode.
`KEYTSM`	If set and Terminal Session Manager is running, specifies that `keysh` should not display TSM softkeys.
`LANG`	Defines the language in which softkeys and Key Shell messages are displayed. The default is `C`.
`LC_TIME`	Defines the format to use for time and date display on the status line. The default is `american`.
`LINES`	Defines the number of lines in the terminal screen (if different fromthe terminfo(4) default).
`PAGER`	Defines the pager to use for displaying online help. The default is more(1).
`PATH`	Defines the search path for commands.
`TERM`	Defines the terminal type.
`TZ`	Defines the time zone to use for time and date display on the status line.

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