From: aurel32 <aurel32@c046a42c-6fe2-441c-8c8c-71466251a162>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:51:54 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Documentation for the -curses option
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Documentation for the -curses option


git-svn-id: svn://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/qemu/trunk@4078 c046a42c-6fe2-441c-8c8c-71466251a162
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diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index f9924d286..c43df5051 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -400,6 +400,12 @@ command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
 the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
 with a serial console.
 
+@item -curses
+
+Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output.  With this option,
+QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a 
+curses/ncurses interface.  Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
+
 @item -no-frame
 
 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole