coterm(4)

coterm -- console terminal default file

Description

Options for the console terminal terminfo type can be set or changed with keywords in /etc/default/coterm. The following keywords are recognized.

TERM: This keyword defines the default terminal type for the console terminal. Applications using the console terminal in text mode should use the value of this keyword in the TERM environment variable.
MBCONSOLE: If set to the value yes, this keyword indicates that the system default locale is one that needs support for multibyte characters. In this case, the loadfont(1M) command will initiate multibyte console mode when it is called, and the system will initiate multibyte console mode on reboot.
If unset or set to any value other than yes, the system default locale is one that does not need support for multibyte characters.