On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Peter Hicks wrote: >At 03:12 AM 08/02/2001 +0100, Brett Parker wrote: >>On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 08:59:21PM -0500, d wrote: >> > LURKER here again, what is used to read the HOWTO files? All of the >> ones I >> > have on my system are ******.gz, I know that means compressed. What to >> use >> > to uncompress? When I used to work on UNIX systems you used a command >> > called "compress" with different switches to do that or to uncompress. >> > >> > As usual one for the road, if those that are NOT a user nor a programmer >> > would put in the "Subject" some thing like what I have installed would >> help >> > MOA find the ones with the 'HOLD MY HAND' instructions and save me and >> I am >> > sure many others much time searching for thingys that could be useful >> to me/us. >> >>cough, suggestion, zless. it'll probably be installed... failing that, >>gzip -dc filename | less >> >>Cheers, >> >>Brett > >or zcat filename.gz | more
piping cat to a pager?! You HAVE to be joking.... > > -- Pardon me, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a damn. email [EMAIL PROTECTED]