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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/params.yo | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo index 9e5dd9193..0c5d87d35 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo @@ -993,7 +993,12 @@ window size specifications; these will not be local to the command. ) vindex(TERM) item(tt(TERM) <S>)( -The type of terminal in use. This is used when looking up termcap sequences. +The type of terminal in use. This is used when looking up termcap +sequences. An assignment to tt(TERM) causes zsh to re-initialize the +terminal, even if the value does not change (e.g., `tt(TERM=$TERM)'). It +is necessary to make such an assignment upon any change to the terminal +definition database or terminal type in order for the new settings to +take effect. ) vindex(TIMEFMT) item(tt(TIMEFMT))( |