From f81cb06361d945f10cc5f239874bd72e8f52922a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bart Schaefer Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 16:22:30 +0000 Subject: Document side-effects of TERM assignment. --- Doc/Zsh/params.yo | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Doc/Zsh/params.yo') 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) )( -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))( -- cgit 1.4.1