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 FAQ
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-### Custom colors are not shown when running nchat under tmux?
+### Custom colors are not shown when running nchat?
 
-Please try to run nchat specifying the actual terminal, e.g:
+Please try to run nchat with a TERM supporting custom colors, e.g:
 
     TERM=xterm-256color nchat