ghostty-terminfolisted

# Ghostty Terminfo Installation ## Overview Ghostty uses `xterm-ghostty` as its `$TERM` value. Remote hosts that lack this terminfo entry will show broken terminal behavior. The fix is to transfer the terminfo from the local machine to the remote host. ## When to Use - Remote SSH sessions show "unknown terminal type xterm-ghostty" - Missing colors, broken backspace/arrow keys, or garbled output over SSH - Setting up a new remote host for use with Ghostty - Writing SSH scripts that should handle Ghostty terminfo automatically ## Quick Reference | Task | Command | |------|---------| | Check if remote has terminfo | `ssh HOST 'infocmp xterm-ghostty >/dev/null 2>&1'` | | Install terminfo on remote | `infocmp -x xterm-ghostty \| ssh HOST tic -x -` | | One-liner check + install | `ssh HOST 'infocmp xterm-ghostty >/dev/null 2>&1' \|\| infocmp -x xterm-ghostty \| ssh HOST tic -x -` | | Verify after install | `ssh HOST 'infocmp xterm-ghostty >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo OK'` | ## Implementation ### Local Install If you're already on the machine, just pipe it directly to `tic`: ```bash infocmp -x xterm-ghostty | tic -x - ``` ### One-Time Install ```bash infocmp -x xterm-ghostty | ssh user@host tic -x - ``` This exports the local terminfo and compiles it on the remote host. Only needs to run once per remote machine. ### Conditional Install in SSH Scripts ```bash if [ "$TERM" = "xterm-ghostty" ]; then ssh "$HOST" 'infocmp xterm-ghostty >/dev/null 2>&1' || \ infocmp -x xte