tweak INTRODUCTION; from nicm and myself

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.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals to be accessed and
controlled from a single terminal.
is a terminal multiplexer:
it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed, and
controlled from a single screen.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
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This specifies one of a set of commands used to control
.Nm ,
as described in the following sections.
If no command and flags are specified, the
If no commands are specified, the
.Ic new-session
command is assumed.
.El
.Sh INTRODUCTION
When
.Nm
runs as a server-client system.
A server holds a number of
.Em sessions ,
each of which may have a number of
.Em windows
linked to it.
A server is started automatically when the first session is created and exits
when all the sessions it contains are destroyed.
A window may be split on screen into one or more
.Em panes ,
each of which is a separate terminal.
Any number of
.Em clients
may connect to a session, or the server
may be controlled by issuing commands with
is started it creates a new
.Em session
with a single
.Em window
and displays it on screen.
A status line at the bottom of the screen
shows information on the current session
and is used to enter interactive commands.
.Pp
A session is a single collection of
.Em pseudo terminals
under the management of
.Nm .
Communication takes place through a socket, by default placed in
.Pa /tmp .
Each session has one or more
windows linked to it.
A window occupies the entire screen
and may be split into rectangular panes,
each of which is a separate pseudo terminal
(the
.Xr pty 4
manual page documents the technical details of pseudo terminals).
Any number of
.Nm
instances may connect to the same session,
and any number of windows may be present in the same session.
Once all sessions are killed,
.Nm
exits.
.Pp
This is an overview of the sections in this manual page:
.Bl -ohang