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- This is an updated version of "LESS" from Fish #92
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- It fixes several bugs and has some nice new features
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- * It is a "better more" , that is you can go forward or backward, search,
- go to line numbers, or a percentage of the file, <space> moves forward
- just like more, however "b" backs up and many more options are available
- (type h for help)
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- * It now works with interlaced screens.
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- * It has "a print the file I am looking at" feature with several style
- options such as line numbers page breaks, draft/letter mode etc.
- The command is & (ampersand -- sorry I am running out of letters)
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- (note! I couldn't get a EXECUTE("RUN less -p filename") to work
- when called from the workbench so it only prints in background
- from CLI. If any one can make that work let me know!
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- Enter the first letter of each option, if any
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- For example 'nh#60|80t8^l', prints the file with numbered lines.
- headers, 60 lines per page, 80 columns per line, tab stops
- every 8 positions, control chars (if any are in the file) are
- printed in ^X format, and the file is printed in letterquality mode
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- the options are...
- numberedlines headers ^ctrl proportional
- letterquality draft wide uncompressed
- #<num> of rows, |<num> of columns, t<num> tabstop
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- * you can also print a file directly by "RUN less -p filename" if you want
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- * it handles roff file underline and boldface better now
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- * the screen paint options have been changed to c and C (from p),
- to match UN*X 'more'. if you like there is a paint in place option
- that is cute, the default is clear and paint from top which is fastest
- (esp. on 48 line interlaced) but you can use scroll from bottom mode also
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- * all changes from UN*X 'less' up to rev 73 are included
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- * a new option -z<num> allows you to set scroll page size to some size
- other than a screenful if you want.
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- * there is a '' command that returns you to where you were before a
- '<letter> command
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- * you can now set numbered options correctly
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- that is it for now and "THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT..."
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- donations, comments and suggestions can be sent to:
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- Bob Leivian ...!sun!sunburn!dover!leivian
- 2702 W. Curry St.
- Chandler, AZ 85224 (602)820-6859
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