norm@oglvee.UUCP (Norman Joseph) (09/24/90)
In <2715@idunno.Princeton.EDU> subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) writes: >Does any body have any suggestions as to how >I can make less behave like more? Yes. Read The Friendly Manual. Less is fully configurable (including the ability to quit after reaching the end of its input without having to type a `q'). -- Norm Joseph - (amanue!oglvee!norm) cgh!amanue!oglvee!norm@dsi.com, or Oglevee Computer Systems, Inc. ditka!oglvee!norm@daver.bungi.com ---<*>--- "Shucking Usenet oysters in pursuit of a pearl." -- Bill Kennedy
subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) (09/25/90)
>In <2715@idunno.Princeton.EDU> subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Me) writes: > >>Does any body have any suggestions as to how >>I can make less behave like more? > Thanks one and all for the many responses I got to the question. It turned out that when I did RTFM, it was for an earlier version (I think) which did not support the -E or -e options. I RTFM again, and I got my problem solved. Again, Thanks. -Kartik (I need a new .signature -- any suggestions?) subbarao@{phoenix or gauguin}.Princeton.EDU -|Internet kartik@silvertone.Princeton.EDU (NeXT mail) -| subbarao@pucc.Princeton.EDU - Bitnet
rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305) (09/27/90)
In article <603@oglvee.UUCP> norm@oglvee.UUCP (Norman Joseph) writes: >In <2715@idunno.Princeton.EDU> subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) writes: > >>Does any body have any suggestions as to how >>I can make less behave like more? > >Yes. Read The Friendly Manual. Less is fully configurable (including the >ability to quit after reaching the end of its input without having to type >a `q'). I use the following alias for more. It seems to be pretty close. less -eMb20PM\<--More--\>P$ -- Bob Peirce, Pittsburgh, PA 412-471-5320 ...!uunet!pitt!investor!rbp rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us