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author | Nicholas Marriott <nicm@openbsd.org> | 2011-01-13 09:50:11 +0000 |
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committer | Nicholas Marriott <nicm@openbsd.org> | 2011-01-13 09:50:11 +0000 |
commit | fa4a75cdabbac1751df30138a4f62f526225aacc (patch) | |
tree | c75a970f47d0ece80153b90ecc9c4291c290d3e9 | |
parent | 2d82567070c36fe7229d38c0ad328014715d6f4a (diff) |
Clarify alternate-screen description a little.
-rw-r--r-- | tmux.1 | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -2153,8 +2153,11 @@ may use the terminal alternate screen feature, which allows the and .Em rmcup .Xr terminfo 5 -capabilities to be issued to preserve the existing window content on start and -restore it on exit. +capabilities. +The alternate screen feature preserves the contents of the window when an +interactive application starts and restores it on exit, so that any output +visible before the application starts reappears unchanged after it exits. +The default is on. .Pp .It Xo Ic automatic-rename .Op Ic on | off |