diff --git a/etc-update.conf b/etc-update.conf
index 1e25704..5ba358c 100644
--- a/etc-update.conf
+++ b/etc-update.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 # note that you need dev-util/dialog installed
 mode="0"
 
+# Whether to clear the term prior to each display
+#clear_term="yes"
+clear_term="no"
+
 # Whether trivial/comment changes should be automerged
 eu_automerge="yes"
 
@@ -17,8 +21,9 @@ mv_opts=""
 # arguments used whenever cp is called
 cp_opts=""
 
-# pager for use with diff commands
-#pager=""
+# set the pager for use with diff commands (this will
+# cause the PAGER environment variable to be ignored)
+#pager="less"
 
 # For emacs-users (see NOTE_2)
 # diff_command="eval emacs -nw --eval=\'\(ediff\ \"%file1\"\ \"%file2\"\)\'"
@@ -28,6 +33,8 @@ cp_opts=""
 #diff_command="vim -d %file1 %file2"
 #using_editor=1
 
+# If using colordiff instead of diff, the less -R option may be required
+# for correct display (see 'pager' setting above).
 diff_command="diff -uN %file1 %file2"
 using_editor=0
 
@@ -40,9 +47,9 @@ merge_command="sdiff -s -o %merged %orig %new"
 # pager:
 #
 # Examples of pager usage:
-#	pager=""		# don't use a pager
-#	pager="less -E"	# less
-#	pager="more"	# more
+#	pager="cat"     # don't use a pager
+#	pager="less -E" # less
+#	pager="more"    # more
 #
 #
 # diff_command: