version 1.42, 2014/05/28 11:39:15 |
version 1.43, 2014/05/28 14:06:20 |
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behaves (mostly) in conformance with the POSIX "more" command specification. |
behaves (mostly) in conformance with the POSIX "more" command specification. |
In this mode, less behaves differently in these ways: |
In this mode, less behaves differently in these ways: |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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The sense of the |
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.Fl c |
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option is inverted: |
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when |
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.Xr more 1 |
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changes the display, |
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the default is to scroll from the bottom of the screen, |
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and the |
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.Fl c |
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option causes it to paint from the top line down. |
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.Pp |
The |
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.Fl e |
.Fl e |
option works differently: |
option works differently: |
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option is taken to be a |
option is taken to be a |
command rather than a search pattern. |
command rather than a search pattern. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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Options to suppress error messages when the terminal is dumb |
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.Pq Fl d , |
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suppress highlighting of strings in search results |
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.Pq Fl G , |
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and disable termcap initialization |
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.Pq Fl X |
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are on by default. |
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.Pp |
The |
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.Ev LESS |
.Ev LESS |
environment variables are ignored, and the |
environment variables are ignored, and the |
.Ev MORE |
.Ev MORE |
environment variable is used in its place. |
environment variable is used in its place. |
.Pp |
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The error message normally displayed when the terminal is dumb is suppressed |
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(as if |
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.Fl d |
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had been specified). |
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT |
.Sh ENVIRONMENT |
Environment variables may be specified either in the system environment |
Environment variables may be specified either in the system environment |
as usual, or in a |
as usual, or in a |