From 2192cf420770c0ef5db8e307fb745ed62f296f0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "n loewen (aider)" <nick@nloewen.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 16:25:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Add fallback terminal type for xterm-ghostty to resolve
 curses initialization error

---
 gtm | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gtm b/gtm
index 5ef5b36..2d1220e 100755
--- a/gtm
+++ b/gtm
@@ -1585,6 +1585,10 @@ def main(stdscr, filename, show_add, show_del, mouse=True, no_diff=False, wrap_l
                 pass
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Set a fallback terminal type if the current one isn't recognized
+    if os.environ.get("TERM") in ["xterm-ghostty", "unknown"]:
+        os.environ["TERM"] = "xterm-256color"
+    
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="A \"Git Time Machine\" for viewing file history")
     parser.add_argument("--no-diff", action="store_true", help="Don't highlight added and deleted lines")
     parser.add_argument("--no-mouse", action="store_true", help="Disable mouse support")