diff --git a/src/doc/screen.texinfo b/src/doc/screen.texinfo
index 6228cd4..ac4a994 100644
--- a/src/doc/screen.texinfo
+++ b/src/doc/screen.texinfo
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ Set the title (name) for the default shell or specified program.
 This option is equivalent to the @code{shelltitle} command
 (@pxref{Shell}).
 
+@item -T @var{term}
+Set the $TERM enviroment varible using the spcified @emph{term} as 
+opposed to the defualt setting of @code{screen}.
+
 @item -U
 Run screen in UTF-8 mode. This option tells screen that your terminal
 sends and understands UTF-8 encoded characters. It also sets the default