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@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ $ infocmp $TERM | sed 's/kbs=^[hH]/kbs=\\177/' > $TERM.ti
 $ tic $TERM.ti
 ```
 
+## Italics in tmux and vim
+
+In the file `/configs/.tmux.conf` there is a line to add italics support to tmux:
+
+```
+set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color-italic"
+```
+
+The `$TERM` entry, `tmux-256color-italic` will be unavailable until you add the file, `/configs/tmux-256color-italic` to your terminal database. You can do this with the following command:
+
+```bash
+$ tic ~/pc_settings/configs/tmux-256color-italic
+```
+
 ### Commonly used applications
 * homebrew - necessary for procuring shell applications
 * karabiner - `key-repeat: 50ms delay-until-repeat: 300ms` increase your Mac's key repeat settings beyond the default range