Exit alt screen (DECRST 1049)

Category: modes · Tags: DEC Private Modes, Xterm Extensions · Specification ↗

DECRST 1049 exits the alternate screen buffer and restores the cursor position. The sequence is ESC [ ? 1049 l. Restores the main screen buffer, including all scrollback content that was present before the application entered the alternate screen.

Supported by 6 of 6 backends (100%)

Support Matrix

Backend	Version	Support	Notes
Alacritty	0.26.0	✓ yes
Ghostty	1.3.1	✓ yes
Kitty	0.40.0	✓ yes
vt100	0.1.0	✓ yes
WezTerm	0.1.0-fork.5	✓ yes
xterm.js	5.5.0	✓ yes

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