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- .name
- less
- .type
- Programmer Tool
- .short
- Viewer program similar to 'more'.
- .description
- 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
- uses termcap (or terminfo on some systems), so it can run on a variety
- of terminals. There is even limited support for hardcopy terminals.
- (On a hardcopy terminal, lines which should be printed at the top of
- the screen are prefixed with a caret.)
-
- Commands are based on both more and vi. Commands may be preceded by a
- decimal number, called N in the descriptions below. The number is
- used by some commands, as indicated.
- .version
- 321
- .author
- Mark Nudelman et al.
- .requirements
- Amiga binaries require ixemul.library.
- .distribution
- Freely distributable.
- .described-by
- Fred Fish (fnf@ninemoons.com)
-