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@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ Turns keyboard repeat on or off.
Displays the terminal reset string, which typically resets the terminal to
its power-on state.
.TP
+\fB\-\-resize\fP
+Reset terminal size by assessing maximum row and column. This is useful
+when actual geometry and kernel terminal driver are not in sync. Most
+notable use case is with serial consoles, that do not use
+.BR ioctl (3)
+but just byte streams and breaks.
+.TP
\fB\-\-reverse\fP [\fBon\fP|\fBoff\fP]
Turns reverse video mode on or off. Except on a virtual console,
.B \-\-reverse off