diff --git a/zsh/zsh.d/zshfunctions/fancyTerm b/zsh/zsh.d/zshfunctions/fancyTerm
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+fancyterms=('xterm' 'rxvt' 'screen')
+
+for t in $fancyterms; do
+if [ "${TERM#${t}}" != "$TERM" ]; then
+    unset fancyterms
+    return 0
+fi
+done
+
+unset fancyterms
+return 1
+
+#  vim: set ts=4 sw=4 tw=0 ft=zsh :