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@@ -6292,6 +6292,11 @@ to change the cursor colour from inside
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 $ printf '\e033]12;red\e033\e\e'
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+.Pp
+The colour is an
+.Xr X 7
+colour, see
+.Xr XParseColor 3 .
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