title: Unix screen utility error: Cannot find termcap entry for 'xterm-256color'
body: <p>I work on a NetBSD system through an ssh connection from my Mac and I want to use the <code>screen</code> utility so that I can start processes and come back to them after my terminal connection has been interrupted. When I type <code>screen</code> I get the error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Cannot find termcap entry for 'xterm-256color'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>After looking through forum posts, I thought it had something to do with termcap on the remote machine, but that appears not to be the case; I can initiate screen with no errors from an ssh session from another computer, one to which I don't generally have access. This suggests that I need to configure something on my local machine, but I haven't been able to figure out what or how. Although this post is tagged "gnu-screen" I suspect that I'm working with Berkeley screen, though I don't know whether that is a significant distinction.</p>