vim doesn't preserve the terminal content

[Thomas Dickey]

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 04:00:05PM -0700, Pete Slagle wrote:
> Yuri wrote:
> 
> > I use vim both on Linux and FreeBSD.
> > On Linux after I exit vim original screen content is restored.
> > On FreeBSD vim leaves the last content viewed in vim.
> > 
> > How do I make vim preserve the screen?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Yuri
> 
> This behavior is controlled by xterm settings.

I didn't notice that he mentioned xterm
(if he's not using xterm, it's harder to fix ;-)
 
> Try holding the control key and middle-clicking with the mouse on an
> xterm window. You should see an "Enable Alternate Screen Switching" option.
> 
> See 'man 1 xterm' or http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/xterm.1.html

http://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.faq.html#xterm_tite
http://invisible-island.net/xterm/manpage/xterm.html

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Thomas E. Dickey
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