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Linux Mint 18.1 (64 bit) Xfce, Emacs 25.3

If I want to connect(via ssh) to remote Linux macnine I do next step:

  1. Open terminal
  2. ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no mylogin@192.xxx.xxx.16

As result I success connect to remote machine. In remote machine I start Midnight Commander by mc. And it's start success. Nice.

So I want to do same steps by Emacs 25.3

My steps:

  1. M-x shell

  2. ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no mylogin@192.xxx.xxx.16

As result I success connect to remote machine. But when I try to start Midnight Commander by mc I get error:

Your terminal lacks the ability to clear the screen or position the cursor.
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  • Note that M-x shell provides only a "dumb terminal", whereas M-x term is a very capable terminal emulator. – phils Mar 4 '18 at 20:37
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Use M-x term instead of M-x shell. shell isn't a terminal emulator, term is. Also a hint: term-mode has two submodes, line-mode and char-mode. You can switch between them with C-c C-k and C-c C-j. line-mode is more like a normal Emacs buffer, e.g. you don't have a lot of Emacs key bindings like M-x in char-mode.

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  • I try open terminal by M-x term. I try two mode: line-mode and char-mode. I success connect to remote Unix machine. By when I try to start Midnight Commadner (mc) I get error: Unknown terminal: eterm-color Check the TERM environment variable. Also make sure that the terminal is defined in the terminfo database. Alternatively, set the TERMCAP environment variable to the desired termcap entry. – user8542613 Feb 3 '18 at 10:27
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    stackoverflow.com/questions/22083177/… – jpkotta Feb 3 '18 at 20:59
  • Or if it's easier, install Emacs on the remote machine, that should add the eterm-color termcap entry. – jpkotta Feb 3 '18 at 21:00
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Use Tramp. Open in your local Emacs C-x C-f /ssh:mylogin@192.xxx.xxx.16:

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