Convert FAQ into Markdown, to make it easier to integrate it into http://st.suckless.org/

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Why does st not handle utmp entries?
## Why does st not handle utmp entries?
Use the excellent tool of utmp[0] for this task.
Use the excellent tool of [utmp](http://git.suckless.org/utmp/) for this task.
[0] http://git.suckless.org/utmp/
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Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not
recognised/unsupported/whatever!
## Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not recognised/unsupported/whatever!
It means that st doesnt have any terminfo entry on your system. Chances are
you did not make install. If you just want to test it without installing it,
you can manualy run tic -s st.info in st dir. It will compile st.info into a
fully working local terminfo description. You can delete it when youre done.
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Nothing works, and nothing is said about an unknown terminal!
you did not `make install`. If you just want to test it without installing it,
you can manualy run `tic -s st.info`.
## Nothing works, and nothing is said about an unknown terminal!
* Some programs just assume theyre running in xterm i.e. they dont rely on
terminfo. What you see is the current state of the “xterm compliance”.
* Some programs dont complain about the lacking st description and default to
another terminal. In that case see the question about terminfo.
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I get some weird glitches/visual bug on _random program_!
Try lauching it with a different TERM: $ TERM=xterm myapp. toe(1) will give
you a list of available terminals, but youll most likely switch between
xterm, st or st-256color. The default value for TERM can be changed in
config.h (TNAME).
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How do I scroll back up?
## I get some weird glitches/visual bug on _random program_!
Invoke st with a screen multiplexer like GNU screen[0] or tmux[1].
st -e screen works better for text reflowing. To enter screens scroll
back mode aka “copy mode”, its C-a ESC. You probably want defscrollback
10000 in your ~/.screenrc too.
Try launching it with a different TERM: $ TERM=xterm myapp. toe(1) will give
you a list of available terminals, but youll most likely switch between xterm,
st or st-256color. The default value for TERM can be changed in config.h
(TNAME).
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux
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Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?
## How do I scroll back up?
Using a terminal multiplexer.
* `st -e tmux` using C-a [
* `st -e screen` using C-a ESC
## Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?
Taken from the terminfo manpage:
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codes as smkx and rmkx. Otherwise the keypad is assumed to
always transmit.
In the st case smkx=\E[?1h\E= and rmkx=\E[?1l\E>, so it is mandatory that
In the st case smkx=E[?1hE= and rmkx=E[?1lE>, so it is mandatory that
applications which want to test against keypad keys, have to send these
sequences.
But buggy applications like bash and irssi for example don't do this. A fast
solution for them is to use the following command:
$ printf "\033?1h\033=" >/dev/tty
$ printf "<EFBFBD>33?1h<31>33=" >/dev/tty
or
$ echo $(tput smkx) >/dev/tty
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applications using readline.
If you are using zsh, then read the zsh FAQ
(http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/zshfaq03.html#l25):
<http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/zshfaq03.html#l25>:
It should be noted that the O / [ confusion can occur with other keys
such as Home and End. Some systems let you query the key sequences
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zle -N zle-line-finish
Putting these lines into your .zshrc will fix the problems.
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