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Add some more explanation of why TERM is important

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Kovid Goyal 2018-09-24 09:28:21 +05:30
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@ -724,9 +724,13 @@ program, even one running on a remote server via SSH can read your clipboard.
'''))
o('term', 'xterm-kitty', long_text=_('''
The value of the TERM environment variable to set. Changing this can break
many terminal programs, only change it if you know what you are doing, not
because you read some advice on Stack Overflow to change it.
The value of the TERM environment variable to set. Changing this can break many
terminal programs, only change it if you know what you are doing, not because
you read some advice on Stack Overflow to change it. The TERM variable if used
by various programs to get information about the capabilities and behavior of
the terminal. If you change it, depending on what programs you run, and how
different the terminal you are changing it to is, various things from
key-presses, to colors, to various advanced features may not work.
'''))
# }}}