From: Bruce Dubbs <bruce.dubbs@gmail.com>
To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: getting a modern `more`
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:47:41 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F12060D.10100@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201201141735.33620.vapier@gentoo.org>
Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Saturday 14 January 2012 17:19:01 Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>> Mike Frysinger wrote:
>>> On Saturday 14 January 2012 12:30:28 Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>>>> Before 'Glass TTYs' there were paper terminals and I suspect 'more'
>>>> was designed with those paper terminals in mind. 'Less' appears to
>>>> have been designed with terminals such as the VT100 in mind.
>>>> Sometimes it's beneficial to redesign a program when something new
>>>> comes along rather than patch an old design.
>>> which is what Eric has done with his more
>> What capabilities/advantages are added that are not in 'less'?
> i don't know, but i don't think it matters. Eric likes maintaining the code
> regardless and he plans on doing it anyways.
OK, I understand 'scratch the itch'. I was just stating that I didn't
think the benefit was worth the effort. Press on.
-- Bruce
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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2012-01-13 23:12 ` getting a modern `more` Bruce Dubbs
2012-01-14 0:01 ` Sami Kerola
2012-01-14 0:22 ` Bruce Dubbs
2012-01-14 1:08 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-01-14 3:17 ` Bruce Dubbs
2012-01-14 5:39 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-01-14 17:30 ` Bruce Dubbs
2012-01-14 21:26 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-01-14 22:19 ` Bruce Dubbs
2012-01-14 22:35 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-01-14 22:47 ` Bruce Dubbs [this message]
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