From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]:47541 "EHLO smtp.gentoo.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753059Ab2ANBIS (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:08:18 -0500 From: Mike Frysinger To: Bruce Dubbs Subject: Re: getting a modern `more` Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:08:20 -0500 Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org References: <201201130128.49700.vapier@gentoo.org> <4F10CAB7.6060808@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4F10CAB7.6060808@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart6574183.WdQeixBq3R"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Message-Id: <201201132008.20863.vapier@gentoo.org> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --nextPart6574183.WdQeixBq3R Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Friday 13 January 2012 19:22:15 Bruce Dubbs wrote: > "COMPATIBILITY WITH MORE > If the environment variable LESS_IS_MORE is set to 1, or if the > program is invoked via a file link named "more", less behaves > (mostly) in conformance with the POSIX "more" command > specification." you've indirectly quoted one reason for needing "more" -- POSIX wants it. http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/more.html -mike --nextPart6574183.WdQeixBq3R Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJPENWEAAoJEEFjO5/oN/WBa2UQAKis4L+Xi3dNosUdshau8zMk Jyk98jiiFIQlPAzzv7Qmz8V6v1KDSb0scpQk/xl2Jos6BiXLwpGBFk6azitqdM5O Ma3Sud4vuDA2xyZCCLYExRCIo/Crp7tk1RgQtt7GP16Rq8Olj9tcsOgtPJBsSkwW IzBLyfG4L+RqTrNOrzZ29tMr87RFGZ6+KFo8meLVkTKMke5BN3jrPgRAmidaYQwj WgzIhk0YhvDFELa7e2xTHOW6YREzc4C4QUbA8OMOmokX5feYYx3ec3jTVeNbSWRf gss5zlTzVKEul+CF5nUZYwQbMKO1HpSjrvY4AZjomsqZmW4LFz/zdtyVnlpwM1+g fB/Sn5nYyT+gym54yzWdpjz0hFN8VO6wK+QiT2DuzTroIX+xPJwzD86Ay0jBKe4e qiNiMiXuy3n1+z2IVzDav1Fs5Bu1pEmSCpRtIYhdmlOv1lVEmYLIUueRWnn57cz7 EfxFTiaRy/4xs89pckECPlPOkHVs+dgMMKKXfnwo5IRJ5uPc9X/fTcT/na0V4xUm xWvkZ5YrZgvyI0+kgu3qRe952kju+3aVV7VwaGaNl8CcMjaj868satXEhjd99WDN QnLZV3eCLp+s93IRjge5cc3RiMmGbnEFEm1EXLkzDDk7j+FxjbmKoKBIAbJBHzvZ Qn3+OJWYoaAAmakyz2lQ =2EHT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart6574183.WdQeixBq3R--