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diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi index 5123a716dcb..7f91e1c188e 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi @@ -1497,14 +1497,20 @@ directory stack if they are not already on it underlying shell, of course. @vindex comint-terminfo-terminal +@vindex system-uses-terminfo @vindex TERM@r{, environment variable, in sub-shell} Comint mode sets the @env{TERM} environment variable to a safe default value, but this value disables some useful features. For example, color is disabled in applications that use @env{TERM} to determine if color is supported. Therefore, Emacs provides an option -@code{comint-terminfo-terminal}, which you can set to a terminal that -is present in your system's terminfo database, in order to take -advantage of advanced features of that terminal. +@code{comint-terminfo-terminal} to let you choose a terminal with more +advanced features, as defined in your system's terminfo database. +Emacs will use this option as the value for @env{TERM} so long as +@code{system-uses-terminfo} is non-nil. + +Both @code{comint-terminfo-terminal} and @code{system-uses-terminfo} +can be declared as connection-local variables to adjust these options +to match what a remote system expects (@pxref{Connection Variables}). @node Terminal emulator @subsection Emacs Terminal Emulator @@ -1986,6 +1992,11 @@ the new frame displays the @file{*scratch*} buffer by default. You can customize this behavior with the variable @code{initial-buffer-choice} (@pxref{Entering Emacs}). +@item -r +@itemx --reuse-frame +Create a new graphical client frame if none exists, otherwise use an +existing Emacs frame. + @item -F @var{alist} @itemx --frame-parameters=@var{alist} Set the parameters for a newly-created graphical frame |