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+;;; konsole.el --- terminal initialization for konsole
+;; Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+(require 'term/xterm)
+
+(defun terminal-init-konsole ()
+  "Terminal initialization function for konsole."
+  (tty-run-terminal-initialization (selected-frame) "xterm"))
+
+(provide 'term/konsole)
+
+;; konsole.el ends here