Merge branch 'pagerhist' of https://github.com/martinetd/kitty

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ Changelog
 
 |kitty| is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal emulator.
 
+0.13.0 [future]
+------------------------------
+
+- Add an option :opt:`scrollback_pager_history_size` to tell kitty to store
+  extended scrollback to use when viewing the scrollback buffer in a pager
+  (:iss:`970`)
+
+
 0.12.3 [2018-09-29]
 ------------------------------
 

docs/index.rst

@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ arbitrary, command running in a new window, tab or overlay, for example::
 Would open the scrollback buffer in a new window when you press the :kbd:`F1`
 key. See :sc:`show_scrollback` for details.
 
+If you wish to store very large amounts of scrollback to view using the piping or
+:sc:`show_scrollback` features, you can use the :opt:`scrollback_pager_history_size`
+option.
 
 Frequently Asked Questions
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