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GNU Screen - Removing vim window after quit

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20262527 views
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I use urxvt with GNU screen with X11 on my mac. I like it a lot. My only issue, is that when I quit vim, it puts the shell prompt underneath the vim window. This isn't a huge issue, but it basically hides whatever I was doing before I opened vim. If I use urxvt without GNU screen and quit vim, it h…

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Fix for: GNU Screen - Removing vim window after quit

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Enable the option in . Full-screen programs use a terminal feature called "alternate screen", which has a separate screen buffer and (often) minor behavior changes to adapt to such interfaces. The program enters the 'alternate' screen when started, …

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