@vindex comint-scroll-show-maximum-output
If @code{comint-scroll-show-maximum-output} is non-@code{nil}, then
-arrival of output when point is at the end tries to place the last line of
-text at the bottom line of the window, so as to show as much useful
+arrival of output when point is at the end tries to scroll the last
+line of text to the bottom line of the window, showing as much useful
text as possible. (This mimics the scrolling behavior of most
terminals.) The default is @code{t}.