From: Sundeep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have a script to do several operations, based on the various options
> provided from command line.
>
> For that I have created the help text (script.pl --help). The text is
> huge (exceeding 1 page) and I can not cut down on that.
>
> So when users (one who uses my script) asks for help, it just scrolls
> off (expected).
>
> Now I've been asked to display the text in the way man pages are
> displayed (scrollable up & down), or atleast in "script.pl --help |
> more" way... i.e., scrolling in one direction.
>
> Is this possible using perl and how? Any sample code (or link) would
> help me do things quick
Erm... by running
script.pl --help | more
?
Sorry, but I do think paging the output is non of your script's
business. If they want the help paged they can page it using whatever
paginator provided by the OS. Be it `more` or `less` or even
something else.
Jenda
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