diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index ef8efcfd..2ca566a7 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.288 2011-01-13 19:58:47 nicm Exp $
+.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.289 2011-01-13 19:59:48 nicm Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
 .\"
@@ -2144,11 +2144,8 @@ may use the terminal alternate screen feature, which allows the
 and
 .Em rmcup
 .Xr terminfo 5
-capabilities.
-The alternate screen feature preserves the contents of the window when an
-interactive application starts and restores it on exit, so that any output
-visible before the application starts reappears unchanged after it exits.
-The default is on.
+capabilities to be issued to preserve the existing window content on start and
+restore it on exit.
 .Pp
 .It Xo Ic automatic-rename
 .Op Ic on | off