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.TH EMU 1E
.SH NAME
-emu \- Inferno emulator
+emu \- Inferno emulator (hosted Inferno)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B emu
[
-.BI \-g Xsize x Ysize
+.BI \-g " Xsize x Ysize"
]
[
-.BR \-c [0-9]
+.BI \-c n
]
[
.BI -d " daemon"
]
-[
-.BR \-m [0-9]
-]
.RB [ \-s ]
[
-.BI \-p pool = maxsize
+.BI \-p " pool=maxsize"
]
[
-.BI \-f font
+.BI \-f " font"
]
[
-.BI \-r rootpath
+.BI \-r " rootpath"
]
.RB [ \-7 ]
[
-.RB \-C channel
+.RB \-C " channel"
]
[
.RB \-S
@@ -41,7 +38,8 @@ emu \- Inferno emulator
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Emu
-provides the Inferno emulation environment.
+provides the Inferno emulation environment,
+otherwise known as `hosted Inferno'.
The emulator runs as an application under the
machine's native operating system, and
provides system services and a Dis virtual machine for Inferno applications.
@@ -167,10 +165,18 @@ use this option only if X11 refused to allow
to configure the normal (default) 8-bit Inferno colour map.
.TP
.B \-C channel
-Use the given channel for the display if possible. For example, k8 gives
-8 bit greyscale. See
+Use the given
+.I channel
+for the display, if possible.
+See
.IR image (6)
for the full range of channel descriptors.
+For example,
+.B k8
+gives 8 bit greyscale, and
+.B x8r8g8b8
+gives 24 bit colour on a PC.
+The set of channels supported is platform-dependent.
.TP
.B \-S
Force stylus input behaviour for Tk mouse events: