While I'm here, a second (semi-related) question:  has the terminfo for
xterms been screwed up since sometime after Lion?  First issue is when I
use, say, vim, and exit, I expect to see the closed vim session still on
the screen, with my zsh prompt below it.  Instead, I get the screen I had
before.  I had that fixed (custom terminfo code) in Lion, and I used to
know what it was called ... but since my first cancer (which included
three brain tumors/surgeries and radiation to the brain) my memory isn't
so good.

I only realised relatively recently that things like vi and less now use the 
“alternate” screen — at least when using Apple’s Terminal program.

If you exit vi or less and press (on the small Apple keywords with only arrow 
keys) Shift-Command-Function-DownArrow then you’ll see what you left behind 
when vi or less exited. To return to the normal screen you can press 
Shift-Command-Function-UpArrow. You can do the same using the Terminal View 
menu where there are options for “Show Alternate Screen” and “Hide Alternate 
Screen”.

Ashley.

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