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authorjmmv <jmmv@pkgsrc.org>2002-12-28 10:24:58 +0000
committerjmmv <jmmv@pkgsrc.org>2002-12-28 10:24:58 +0000
commit085c0f8de6146988cc70efc733552dc3279c67cc (patch)
treed4ffc3715a78de957d5e41145829c4dc4dfb4616 /misc/less/DESCR
parent37e7e4ebc8c80f4549e884d47f74ee62ade25b13 (diff)
downloadpkgsrc-085c0f8de6146988cc70efc733552dc3279c67cc.tar.gz
Improve the DESCRiption of less, using the patch provided in PR pkg/19587
by reed@reedmedia.net.
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- Less is a program similar to more (1), but which allows
- backward movement in the file as well as forward movement.
- Also, less does not have to read the entire input file
- before starting, so with large input files it starts up
- faster than text editors like vi (1).
+Less is a pager program more advanced than more(1). Its features include
+backward movement, searching and highlighting, multiple files, bold and
+underlining, key bindings (using lesskey(1)), customized tab stops,
+filters for different file types, custom character sets, line numbering,
+custom prompts, and many more.
+
+Also, less does not have to read the entire input file before starting,
+so with large input files it starts up faster than text editors like
+vi(1).
+
+This package also includes the lessecho command which can expand
+metacharacters, such as * and ?, in filenames.
+
+This version of less was written by and is maintained by Mark Nudelman.