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@@ -409,5 +409,26 @@ If your urxvt cannot display italics at all, make sure you have an italics capable font enabled, for example, add to ~/.Xdefaults: urxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true + +* How can I make tmux use my terminal's scrollback buffer? + +Normally, tmux enables the terminal's "alternate screen". Most terminals (such +as xterm) do not save scrollback for the alternate screen. You might prefer +tmux to use the normal screen, so it uses your terminal's scrollback +buffer. This way, you can access the scrollback buffer as usual, for example +using the mouse wheel - although there is no guarantee output inside tmux will +always (or ever) be added to the scrollback. + +You can make tmux use the normal screen by telling it that your terminal does +not have an alternate screen. Put the following in ~/.tmux.conf: + + set -g terminal-overrides 'xterm*:smcup@:rmcup@' + +Adjust if your $TERM does not start with xterm. + +tmux will still emulate the alternate screen for applications run under tmux, +so you don't really lose anything with this setting. The only disadvantage is +that when you exit tmux, it will not restore whatever was there before you +started. $Id$ |