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@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ controlled from a single terminal.
.Pp
.Nm
runs as a server-client system.
-A server is created automatically when necessary and holds a number of
+A server holds a number of
.Em sessions ,
each of which may have a number of
.Em windows
linked to it.
+A server is started automatically when the first session is created and exits
+when all the sessions it contains are destroyed.
A window may be split on screen into one or more
.Em panes ,
each of which is a separate terminal.
@@ -123,6 +125,14 @@ This is not always correct: the
flag explicitly informs
.Nm
that UTF-8 is supported.
+.Pp
+If the server is started from a client passed
+.Fl u
+or where UTF-8 is detected, the
+.Ic utf8
+and
+.Ic status-utf8
+options are enabled in the global window and session options respectively.
.It Fl v
Request verbose logging.
This option may be specified multiple times for increasing verbosity.