From c2ed0186dedf8f178a3bd7305e8d877d5a867e46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tiago Cunha Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:53:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Sync OpenBSD patchset 842: Clarify alternate-screen description a little. --- tmux.1 | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1 index f5d7fe5c..23fd6833 100644 --- a/tmux.1 +++ b/tmux.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.293 2011-01-21 23:46:50 tcunha Exp $ +.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.294 2011-01-21 23:53:45 tcunha Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott .\" @@ -2157,8 +2157,11 @@ 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