My ~/.Xresources config for xterm

.Xresources

! =============================================================================
! XTerm settings
! =============================================================================

! Use white-on-black colors
XTerm.vt100.reverseVideo: true
UXTerm.vt100.reverseVideo: true

! XTerm already has 256 colors support
! We ask it to set the correct $TERM
XTerm.termName: xterm-256color
UXTerm.termName: xterm-256color

! Start with maximized window
xterm*maximized: true

! Make Alt key behave like in other terminals
XTerm.vt100.metaSendsEscape: true
UXTerm.vt100.metaSendsEscape: true

! Number of lines to save for scrolling
XTerm.vt100.saveLines: 100000
UXTerm.vt100.saveLines: 100000

! Increase-decrease font size using Ctrl-/+
xterm*VT100.Translations: #override \
    Ctrl <Key> minus: smaller-vt-font() \n\
    Ctrl <Key> plus: larger-vt-font()