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    commit 5facd29f75401891fbac9c83d64c684bdb8f7c39
    parent b233007e0fddbb5ad8da3e436533254d099c8861
    Author: Christoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net>
    Date:   Sun,  6 Jan 2013 09:52:03 +0100

    Synchronizing the FAQ of the website and the repository.

    Diffstat:
    MFAQ | 34+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-

    1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
    diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
    @@ -3,6 +3,38 @@ Why does st not handle utmp entries?

     Use the excellent tool of utmp[0] for this task.

    -[0] http://hg.suckless.org/utmp/
    +[0] http://git.suckless.org/utmp/
    +--
    +Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not
    +recognised/unsupported/whatever!
    +
    +It means that st doesn’t have any terminfo entry on your system. Chances are
    +you did not make install. If you just want to test it without installing it,
    +you can manualy run tic -s st.info in st dir. It will compile st.info into a
    +fully working local terminfo description. You can delete it when you’re done.
    +--
    +Nothing works, and nothing is said about an unknown terminal!
    +
    +* Some programs just assume they’re running in xterm i.e. they don’t rely on
    +  terminfo. What you see is the current state of the “xterm compliance”.
    +* Some programs don’t complain about the lacking st description and default to
    +  another terminal. In that case see the question about terminfo.
    +--
    +I get some weird glitches/visual bug on _random program_!
    +
    +Try lauching it with a different TERM: $ TERM=xterm myapp. toe(1) will give
    +you a list of available terminals, but you’ll most likely switch between
    +xterm, st or st-256color. The default value for TERM can be changed in
    +config.h (TNAME).
    +--
    +How do I scroll back up?
    +
    +Invoke st with a screen multiplexer like GNU screen[0] or tmux[1].
    +st -e screen works better for text reflowing. To enter screen’s scroll
    +back mode aka “copy mode”, it’s C-a ESC. You probably want defscrollback
    +10000 in your ~/.screenrc too.
    +
    +[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen
    +[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux
     --