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+;;; st.el --- terminal initialization for st  -*- lexical-binding:t -*-
+;; Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+(require 'term/xterm)
+
+(defun terminal-init-st ()
+  "Terminal initialization function for st."
+  (tty-run-terminal-initialization (selected-frame) "xterm"))
+
+(provide 'term/st)
+
+;; st.el ends here