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diff --git a/alacritty_macos.yml b/alacritty_macos.yml
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--- a/alacritty_macos.yml
+++ b/alacritty_macos.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
# environment variables. Some entries may override variables
# set by alacritty itself.
env:
- # TERM env customization
+ # TERM variable
#
- # If this property is not set, alacritty will set it to `xterm-256color`.
+ # This value is used to set the `$TERM` environment variable for
+ # each instance of Alacritty. If it is not present, alacritty will
+ # check the local terminfo database and use 'alacritty' if it is
+ # available, otherwise 'xterm-256color' is used.
#
- # Note that some xterm terminfo databases don't declare support for italics.
- # You can verify this by checking for the presence of `smso` and `sitm` in
- # `infocmp xterm-256color`.
- TERM: xterm-256color
+ # TERM: xterm-256color
window:
# Window dimensions (changes require restart)
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ live_config_reload: true
# it possible to pass escape sequences.
# To find escape codes for bindings like `PageUp` ("\x1b[5~"), you can run
# the command `showkey -a` outside of tmux.
+# Note that applications use terminfo to map escape sequences back to
+# keys. It is therefore required to update the terminfo when
+# changing an escape sequence.
#
# Values for `action`:
# - Paste