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Package: less
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Tags: patch
Many of the - in less.nro should be \-. This patch should make it more
correct.
--- less.nro 2003-01-18 00:15:38.000000000 -0500
+++ less.new 2003-02-11 13:07:42.000000000 -0500
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
.SH NAME
less \- opposite of more
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B "less -?"
+.B "less \-?"
.br
-.B "less --help"
+.B "less \-\-help"
.br
-.B "less -V"
+.B "less \-V"
.br
-.B "less --version"
+.B "less \-\-version"
.br
-.B "less [-[+]aBcCdeEfFgGiIJLmMnNqQrRsSuUVwWX~]"
+.B "less [\-[+]aBcCdeEfFgGiIJLmMnNqQrRsSuUVwWX~]"
.br
-.B " [-b \fIspace\fP] [-h \fIlines\fP] [-j \fIline\fP] [-k \fIkeyfile\fP]"
+.B " [\-b \fIspace\fP] [\-h \fIlines\fP] [\-j \fIline\fP] [\-k
\fIkeyfile\fP]"
.br
-.B " [-{oO} \fIlogfile\fP] [-p \fIpattern\fP] [-P \fIprompt\fP] [-t
\fItag\fP]"
+.B " [\-{oO} \fIlogfile\fP] [\-p \fIpattern\fP] [\-P \fIprompt\fP] [\-t
\fItag\fP]"
.br
-.B " [-T \fItagsfile\fP] [-x \fItab\fP,...] [-y \fIlines\fP] [-[z]
\fIlines\fP]"
+.B " [\-T \fItagsfile\fP] [\-x \fItab\fP,...] [\-y \fIlines\fP] [\-[z]
\fIlines\fP]"
.br
-.B " [-# \fIshift\fP] [+[+]\fIcmd\fP] [--] [\fIfilename\fP]..."
+.B " [\-# \fIshift\fP] [+[+]\fIcmd\fP] [\-\-] [\fIfilename\fP]..."
.br
(See the OPTIONS section for alternate option syntax with long option names.)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
Normally this command would be used when already at the end of the file.
It is a way to monitor the tail of a file which is growing
while it is being viewed.
-(The behavior is similar to the "tail -f" command.)
+(The behavior is similar to the "tail \-f" command.)
.IP "g or < or ESC-<"
Go to line N in the file, default 1 (beginning of file).
(Warning: this may be slow if N is large.)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
The pattern is a regular expression, as recognized by
.I ed.
The search starts at the second line displayed
-(but see the -a and -j options, which change this).
+(but see the \-a and \-j options, which change this).
.sp
Certain characters are special
if entered at the beginning of the pattern;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
Begin the search at the first line of the FIRST file
in the command line list,
regardless of what is currently displayed on the screen
-or the settings of the -a or -j options.
+or the settings of the \-a or \-j options.
.IP "^K"
Highlight any text which matches the pattern on the current screen,
but don't move to the first match (KEEP current position).
@@ -401,27 +401,27 @@
or two dashes followed by a long option name.
A long option name may be abbreviated as long as
the abbreviation is unambiguous.
-For example, --quit-at-eof may be abbreviated --quit, but not
---qui, since both --quit-at-eof and --quiet begin with --qui.
-Some long option names are in uppercase, such as --QUIT-AT-EOF, as
-distinct from --quit-at-eof.
+For example, \-\-quit\-at\-eof may be abbreviated \-\-quit, but not
+\-\-qui, since both \-\-quit-at-eof and \-\-quiet begin with \-\-qui.
+Some long option names are in uppercase, such as \-\-QUIT\-AT\-EOF, as
+distinct from \-\-quit\-at\-eof.
Such option names need only have their first letter capitalized;
the remainder of the name may be in either case.
-For example, --Quit-at-eof is equivalent to --QUIT-AT-EOF.
+For example, \-\-Quit\-at\-eof is equivalent to \-\-QUIT-AT-EOF.
.PP
Options are also taken from the environment variable "LESS".
For example,
-to avoid typing "less -options ..." each time
+to avoid typing "less \-options ..." each time
.I less
is invoked, you might tell
.I csh:
.sp
-setenv LESS "-options"
+setenv LESS "\-options"
.sp
or if you use
.I sh:
.sp
-LESS="-options"; export LESS
+LESS="\-options"; export LESS
.sp
On MS-DOS, you don't need the quotes, but you should replace any
percent signs in the options string by double percent signs.
@@ -432,62 +432,62 @@
to its default value on the command line by beginning the command
line option with "\-+".
.sp
-For options like -P or -D which take a following string,
+For options like \-P or \-D which take a following string,
a dollar sign ($) must be used to signal the end of the string.
-For example, to set two -D options on MS-DOS, you must have
+For example, to set two \-D options on MS-DOS, you must have
a dollar sign between them, like this:
.sp
LESS="-Dn9.1$-Ds4.1"
.sp
-.IP "-? or --help"
+.IP "\-? or \-\-help"
This option displays a summary of the commands accepted by
.I less
(the same as the h command).
(Depending on how your shell interprets the question mark,
it may be necessary to quote the question mark, thus: "-\e?".)
-.IP "-a or --search-skip-screen"
+.IP "\-a or \-\-search-skip-screen"
Causes searches to start after the last line
displayed on the screen,
thus skipping all lines displayed on the screen.
By default, searches start at the second line on the screen
(or after the last found line; see the -j option).
-.IP "-b\fIn\fP or --buffers=\fIn\fP"
+.IP "\-b\fIn\fP or \-\-buffers=\fIn\fP"
Specifies the amount of buffer space
.I less
will use for each file, in units of kilobytes (1024 bytes).
By default 64K of buffer space is used for each file
(unless the file is a pipe; see the -B option).
-The -b option specifies instead that \fIn\fP kilobytes of
+The \-b option specifies instead that \fIn\fP kilobytes of
buffer space should be used for each file.
If \fIn\fP is -1, buffer space is unlimited; that is,
the entire file is read into memory.
-.IP "-B or --auto-buffers"
+.IP "\-B or \-\-auto-buffers"
By default, when data is read from a pipe,
buffers are allocated automatically as needed.
If a large amount of data is read from the pipe, this can cause
a large amount of memory to be allocated.
-The -B option disables this automatic allocation of buffers for pipes,
+The \-B option disables this automatic allocation of buffers for pipes,
so that only 64K
-(or the amount of space specified by the -b option)
+(or the amount of space specified by the \-b option)
is used for the pipe.
-Warning: use of -B can result in erroneous display, since only the
+Warning: use of \-B can result in erroneous display, since only the
most recently viewed part of the file is kept in memory;
any earlier data is lost.
-.IP "-c or --clear-screen"
+.IP "\-c or \-\-clear-screen"
Causes full screen repaints to be painted from the top line down.
By default,
full screen repaints are done by scrolling from the bottom of the screen.
-.IP "-C or --CLEAR-SCREEN"
-The -C option is like -c, but the screen is cleared before it is repainted.
-.IP "-d or --dumb"
-The -d option suppresses the error message
+.IP "\-C or \-\-CLEAR-SCREEN"
+The \-C option is like \-c, but the screen is cleared before it is repainted.
+.IP "\-d or \-\-dumb"
+The \-d option suppresses the error message
normally displayed if the terminal is dumb;
that is, lacks some important capability,
such as the ability to clear the screen or scroll backward.
-The -d option does not otherwise change the behavior of
+The \-d option does not otherwise change the behavior of
.I less
on a dumb terminal.
-.IP "-D\fBx\fP\fIcolor\fP or --color=\fBx\fP\fIcolor\fP"
+.IP "\-D\fBx\fP\fIcolor\fP or \-\-color=\fBx\fP\fIcolor\fP"
[MS-DOS only]
Sets the color of the text displayed.
\fBx\fP is a single character which selects the type of text whose color is
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
The first number selects the foreground color and the second selects
the background color of the text.
A single number \fIN\fP is the same as \fIN.0\fP.
-.IP "-e or --quit-at-eof"
+.IP "\-e or \-\-quit\-at\-eof"
Causes
.I less
to automatically exit
@@ -504,50 +504,50 @@
By default, the only way to exit
.I less
is via the "q" command.
-.IP "-E or --QUIT-AT-EOF"
+.IP "\-E or \-\-QUIT-AT-EOF"
Causes
.I less
to automatically exit the first time it reaches end-of-file.
-.IP "-f or --force"
+.IP "\-f or \-\-force"
Forces non-regular files to be opened.
(A non-regular file is a directory or a device special file.)
Also suppresses the warning message when a binary file is opened.
By default,
.I less
will refuse to open non-regular files.
-.IP "-F or --quit-if-one-screen"
+.IP "\-F or \-\-quit-if\-one\-screen"
Causes
.I less
to automatically exit
if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen.
-.IP "-g or --hilite-search"
+.IP "\-g or \-\-hilite\-search"
Normally,
.I less
will highlight ALL strings which match the last search command.
-The -g option changes this behavior to highlight only the particular string
+The \-g option changes this behavior to highlight only the particular string
which was found by the last search command.
This can cause
.I less
to run somewhat faster than the default.
-.IP "-G or --HILITE-SEARCH"
-The -G option suppresses all highlighting of strings found by search commands.
-.IP "-h\fIn\fP or ---max-back-scroll=\fIn\fP"
+.IP "\-G or \-\-HILITE-SEARCH"
+The \-G option suppresses all highlighting of strings found by search commands.
+.IP "\-h\fIn\fP or \-\-\-max\-back\-scroll=\fIn\fP"
Specifies a maximum number of lines to scroll backward.
If it is necessary to scroll backward more than \fIn\fP lines,
the screen is repainted in a forward direction instead.
(If the terminal does not have the ability to scroll
backward, -h0 is implied.)
-.IP "-i or --ignore-case"
+.IP "\-i or \-\-ignore\-case"
Causes searches to ignore case; that is,
uppercase and lowercase are considered identical.
This option is ignored if any uppercase letters
appear in the search pattern;
in other words,
if a pattern contains uppercase letters, then that search does not ignore case.
-.IP "-I or --IGNORE-CASE"
-Like -i, but searches ignore case even if
+.IP "\-I or \-\-IGNORE\-CASE"
+Like \-i, but searches ignore case even if
the pattern contains uppercase letters.
-.IP "-j\fIn\fP or --jump-target=\fIn\fP"
+.IP "\-j\fIn\fP or \-\-jump-target=\fIn\fP"
Specifies a line on the screen where the "target" line
is to be positioned.
A target line is the object of a text search,
@@ -556,36 +556,36 @@
The screen line is specified by a number: the top line on the screen
is 1, the next is 2, and so on.
The number may be negative to specify a line relative to the bottom
-of the screen: the bottom line on the screen is -1, the second
-to the bottom is -2, and so on.
-If the -j option is used, searches begin at the line immediately
+of the screen: the bottom line on the screen is \-1, the second
+to the bottom is \-2, and so on.
+If the \-j option is used, searches begin at the line immediately
after the target line.
-For example, if "-j4" is used, the target line is the
+For example, if "\-j4" is used, the target line is the
fourth line on the screen, so searches begin at the fifth line
on the screen.
-.IP "-J or --status-column"
+.IP "\-J or \-\-status\-column"
Displays a status column at the left edge of the screen.
The status column shows the lines that matched the current search.
-The status column is also used if the -w or -W option is in effect.
-.IP "-k\fIfilename\fP or --lesskey-file=\fIfilename\fP"
+The status column is also used if the \-w or \-W option is in effect.
+.IP "\-k\fIfilename\fP or \-\-lesskey-file=\fIfilename\fP"
Causes
.I less
to open and interpret the named file as a
.I lesskey
(1) file.
-Multiple -k options may be specified.
+Multiple \-k options may be specified.
If the LESSKEY or LESSKEY_SYSTEM environment variable is set, or
if a lesskey file is found in a standard place (see KEY BINDINGS),
it is also used as a
.I lesskey
file.
-.IP "-L or --no-lessopen"
+.IP "\-L or \-\-no\-lessopen"
Ignore the LESSOPEN environment variable
(see the INPUT PREPROCESSOR section below).
This option can be set from within \fIless\fP,
but it will apply only to files opened subsequently, not to the
file which is currently open.
-.IP "-m or --long-prompt"
+.IP "\-m or \-\-long-prompt"
Causes
.I less
to prompt verbosely (like \fImore\fP),
@@ -593,25 +593,25 @@
By default,
.I less
prompts with a colon.
-.IP "-M or --LONG-PROMPT"
+.IP "\-M or \-\-LONG-PROMPT"
Causes
.I less
to prompt even more verbosely than
.I more.
-.IP "-n or --line-numbers"
+.IP "\-n or \-\-line-numbers"
Suppresses line numbers.
The default (to use line numbers) may cause
.I less
to run more slowly in some cases, especially with a very large input file.
-Suppressing line numbers with the -n option will avoid this problem.
+Suppressing line numbers with the \-n option will avoid this problem.
Using line numbers means: the line number will be displayed in the verbose
prompt and in the = command,
and the v command will pass the current line number to the editor
(see also the discussion of LESSEDIT in PROMPTS below).
-.IP "-N or --LINE-NUMBERS"
+.IP "\-N or \-\-LINE\-NUMBERS"
Causes a line number to be displayed at the beginning of
each line in the display.
-.IP "-o\fIfilename\fP or --log-file=\fIfilename\fP"
+.IP "\-o\fIfilename\fP or \-\-log-file=\fIfilename\fP"
Causes
.I less
to copy its input to the named file as it is being viewed.
@@ -620,24 +620,24 @@
If the file already exists,
.I less
will ask for confirmation before overwriting it.
-.IP "-O\fIfilename\fP or --LOG-FILE=\fIfilename\fP"
-The -O option is like -o, but it will overwrite an existing
+.IP "\-O\fIfilename\fP or \-\-LOG-FILE=\fIfilename\fP"
+The \-O option is like \-o, but it will overwrite an existing
file without asking for confirmation.
.sp
If no log file has been specified,
-the -o and -O options can be used from within
+the \-o and \-O options can be used from within
.I less
to specify a log file.
Without a file name, they will simply report the name of the log file.
The "s" command is equivalent to specifying -o from within
.I less.
-.IP "-p\fIpattern\fP or --pattern=\fIpattern\fP"
-The -p option on the command line is equivalent to
+.IP "\-p\fIpattern\fP or \-\-pattern=\fIpattern\fP"
+The \-p option on the command line is equivalent to
specifying +/\fIpattern\fP;
that is, it tells
.I less
to start at the first occurrence of \fIpattern\fP in the file.
-.IP "-P\fIprompt\fP or --prompt=\fIprompt\fP"
+.IP "\-P\fIprompt\fP or \-\-prompt=\fIprompt\fP"
Provides a way to tailor the three prompt
styles to your own preference.
This option would normally be put in the LESS environment
@@ -646,17 +646,17 @@
command.
Such an option must either be the last option in the LESS variable,
or be terminated by a dollar sign.
--Ps followed by a string changes the default (short) prompt
+\-Ps followed by a string changes the default (short) prompt
to that string.
--Pm changes the medium (-m) prompt.
--PM changes the long (-M) prompt.
--Ph changes the prompt for the help screen.
--P= changes the message printed by the = command.
--Pw changes the message printed while waiting for data (in the F command).
+\-Pm changes the medium (\-m) prompt.
+\-PM changes the long (\-M) prompt.
+\-Ph changes the prompt for the help screen.
+\-P= changes the message printed by the = command.
+\-Pw changes the message printed while waiting for data (in the F command).
All prompt strings consist of a sequence of
letters and special escape sequences.
See the section on PROMPTS for more details.
-.IP "-q or --quiet or --silent"
+.IP "\-q or \-\-quiet or \-\-silent"
Causes moderately "quiet" operation:
the terminal bell is not rung
if an attempt is made to scroll past the end of the file
@@ -665,22 +665,22 @@
The bell will be rung on certain other errors,
such as typing an invalid character.
The default is to ring the terminal bell in all such cases.
-.IP "-Q or --QUIET or --SILENT"
+.IP "\-Q or \-\-QUIET or \-\-SILENT"
Causes totally "quiet" operation:
the terminal bell is never rung.
-.IP "-r or --raw-control-chars"
+.IP "\-r or \-\-raw\-control\-chars"
Causes "raw" control characters to be displayed.
The default is to display control characters using the caret notation;
for example, a control-A (octal 001) is displayed as "^A".
-Warning: when the -r option is used,
+Warning: when the \-r option is used,
.I less
cannot keep track of the actual appearance of the screen
(since this depends on how the screen responds to
each type of control character).
Thus, various display problems may result,
such as long lines being split in the wrong place.
-.IP "-R or --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS"
-Like -r, but tries to keep track of the screen appearance where possible.
+.IP "\-R or \-\-RAW\-CONTROL\-CHARS"
+Like \-r, but tries to keep track of the screen appearance where possible.
This works only if the input consists of normal text and possibly some
ANSI "color" escape sequences, which are sequences of the form:
.sp
@@ -695,20 +695,20 @@
think that characters other than "m" can end ANSI color escape sequences
by setting the environment variable LESSANSIENDCHARS to the list of
characters which can end a color escape sequence.
-.IP "-s or --squeeze-blank-lines"
+.IP "\-s or \-\-squeeze\-blank\-lines"
Causes consecutive blank lines to be squeezed into a single blank line.
This is useful when viewing
.I nroff
output.
-.IP "-S or --chop-long-lines"
+.IP "\-S or \-\-chop-long-lines"
Causes lines longer than the screen width to be
chopped rather than folded.
That is, the portion of a long line that does not fit in
the screen width is not shown.
The default is to fold long lines; that is, display the remainder
on the next line.
-.IP "-t\fItag\fP or --tag=\fItag\fP"
-The -t option, followed immediately by a TAG,
+.IP "\-t\fItag\fP or \-\-tag=\fItag\fP"
+The \-t option, followed immediately by a TAG,
will edit the file containing that tag.
For this to work, tag information must be available;
for example, there may be a file in the current directory called "tags",
@@ -720,22 +720,22 @@
.I global
(1), and that command is executed to find the tag.
(See http://www.gnu.org/software/global/global.html).
-The -t option may also be specified from within
+The \-t option may also be specified from within
.I less
(using the \- command) as a way of examining a new file.
The command ":t" is equivalent to specifying -t from within
.I less.
-.IP "-T\fItagsfile\fP or --tag-file=\fItagsfile\fP"
+.IP "\-T\fItagsfile\fP or \-\-tag-file=\fItagsfile\fP"
Specifies a tags file to be used instead of "tags".
-.IP "-u or --underline-special"
+.IP "\-u or \-\-underline\-special"
Causes backspaces and carriage returns to be treated as printable characters;
that is, they are sent to the terminal when they appear in the input.
-.IP "-U or --UNDERLINE-SPECIAL"
+.IP "\-U or \-\-UNDERLINE-SPECIAL"
Causes backspaces, tabs and carriage returns to be
treated as control characters;
-that is, they are handled as specified by the -r option.
+that is, they are handled as specified by the \-r option.
.sp
-By default, if neither -u nor -U is given,
+By default, if neither \-u nor \-U is given,
backspaces which appear adjacent to an underscore character
are treated specially:
the underlined text is displayed
@@ -748,11 +748,11 @@
Carriage returns immediately followed by a newline are deleted.
other carriage returns are handled as specified by the -r option.
Text which is overstruck or underlined can be searched for
-if neither -u nor -U is in effect.
-.IP "-V or --version"
+if neither \-u nor \-U is in effect.
+.IP "\-V or \-\-version"
Displays the version number of
.I less.
-.IP "-w or --hilite-unread"
+.IP "\-w or \-\-hilite-unread"
Temporarily highlights the first "new" line after a forward movement
of a full page.
The first "new" line is the line immediately following the line previously
@@ -761,35 +761,35 @@
The highlight is removed at the next command which causes movement.
The entire line is highlighted, unless the -J option is in effect,
in which case only the status column is highlighted.
-.IP "-W or --HILITE-UNREAD"
-Like -w, but temporarily highlights the first new line after any
+.IP "\-W or \-\-HILITE-UNREAD"
+Like \-w, but temporarily highlights the first new line after any
forward movement command larger than one line.
-.IP "-x\fIn\fP,... or --tabs=\fIn\fP,..."
+.IP "\-x\fIn\fP,... or \-\-tabs=\fIn\fP,..."
Sets tab stops.
If only one \fIn\fP is specified, tab stops are set at multiples of \fIn\fP.
If multiple values separated by commas are specified, tab stops
are set at those positions, and then continue with the same spacing as the
last two.
-For example, \fI-x9,17\fP will set tabs at positions 9, 17, 25, 33, etc.
+For example, \fI\-x9,17\fP will set tabs at positions 9, 17, 25, 33, etc.
The default for \fIn\fP is 8.
-.IP "-X or --no-init"
+.IP "\-X or \-\-no\-init"
Disables sending the termcap initialization and deinitialization strings
to the terminal.
This is sometimes desirable if the deinitialization string does
something unnecessary, like clearing the screen.
-.IP "--no-keypad"
+.IP "\-\-no\-keypad"
Disables sending the keypad initialization and deinitialization strings
to the terminal.
This is sometimes useful if the keypad strings make the numeric
keypad behave in an undesirable manner.
-.IP "-y\fIn\fP or --max-forw-scroll=\fIn\fP"
+.IP "\-y\fIn\fP or \-\-max-forw-scroll=\fIn\fP"
Specifies a maximum number of lines to scroll forward.
If it is necessary to scroll forward more than \fIn\fP lines,
the screen is repainted instead.
-The -c or -C option may be used to repaint from the top of
+The \-c or \-C option may be used to repaint from the top of
the screen if desired.
By default, any forward movement causes scrolling.
-.IP "-[z]\fIn\fP or --window=\fIn\fP"
+.IP "\-[z]\fIn\fP or \-\-window=\fIn\fP"
Changes the default scrolling window size to \fIn\fP lines.
The default is one screenful.
The z and w commands can also be used to change the window size.
@@ -800,10 +800,10 @@
is negative, it indicates
.I n
lines less than the current screen size.
-For example, if the screen is 24 lines, \fI-z-4\fP sets the
+For example, if the screen is 24 lines, \fI\-z\-4\fP sets the
scrolling window to 20 lines. If the screen is resized to 40 lines,
the scrolling window automatically changes to 36 lines.
-.IP "-\fI\(dqcc\fP\ or\ --quotes=\fIcc\fP"
+.IP "\-\fI\(dqcc\fP\ or\ \-\-quotes=\fIcc\fP"
Changes the filename quoting character.
This may be necessary if you are trying to name a file
which contains both spaces and quote characters.
@@ -816,17 +816,17 @@
Filenames containing a space should then be preceded by the open quote
character and followed by the close quote character.
Note that even after the quote characters are changed, this option
-remains -" (a dash followed by a double quote).
-.IP "-~ or --tilde"
+remains \-" (a dash followed by a double quote).
+.IP "\-~ or \-\-tilde"
Normally lines after end of file are displayed as a single tilde (~).
This option causes lines after end of file to be displayed as blank lines.
-.IP "-# or --shift"
+.IP "\-# or \-\-shift"
Specifies the default number of positions to scroll horizontally
in the RIGHTARROW and LEFTARROW commands.
If the number specified is zero, it sets the default number of
positions to one half of the screen width.
-.IP --
-A command line argument of "--" marks the end of option arguments.
+.IP \-\-
+A command line argument of "\-\-" marks the end of option arguments.
Any arguments following this are interpreted as filenames.
This can be useful when viewing a file whose name begins with a "-" or "+".
.IP +
@@ -1019,15 +1019,15 @@
.br
case "$1" in
.br
- *.Z) uncompress -c $1 >/tmp/less.$$ 2>/dev/null
+ *.Z) uncompress \-c $1 >/tmp/less.$$ 2>/dev/null
.br
- if [ -s /tmp/less.$$ ]; then
+ if [ \-s /tmp/less.$$ ]; then
.br
echo /tmp/less.$$
.br
else
.br
- rm -f /tmp/less.$$
+ rm \-f /tmp/less.$$
.br
fi
.br
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
.br
case "$1" in
.br
- *.Z) uncompress -c $1 2>/dev/null
+ *.Z) uncompress \-c $1 2>/dev/null
.br
;;
.br
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@
but it is usually not necessary since there is no replacement file
to clean up.
In this case, the replacement file name passed to the LESSCLOSE
-postprocessor is "-".
+postprocessor is "\-".
.SH "NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS"
There are three types of characters in the input file:
@@ -1125,11 +1125,11 @@
This is the EBCDIC analogue of latin1. You get similar results
by setting either LESSCHARSET=IBM-1047 or LC_CTYPE=en_US
in your environment.
-.IP koi8-r
+.IP koi8\-r
Selects a Russian character set.
.IP next
Selects a character set appropriate for NeXT computers.
-.IP utf-8
+.IP utf\-8
Selects the UTF-8 encoding of the ISO 10646 character set.
.PP
In special cases, it may be desired to tailor
@@ -1166,14 +1166,14 @@
.br
iso8859 8bcccbcc18b95.33b.
.br
- koi8-r 8bcccbcc18b95.b128.
+ koi8\-r 8bcccbcc18b95.b128.
.br
latin1 8bcccbcc18b95.33b.
.br
next\ \ 8bcccbcc18b95.bb125.bb
.PP
If neither LESSCHARSET nor LESSCHARDEF is set,
-but the string "UTF-8" is found in the LC_ALL, LC_TYPE or LANG
+but the string "UTF\-8" is found in the LC_ALL, LC_TYPE or LANG
environment variables, then the default character set is utf-8.
.PP
If that string is not found, but your system supports the
@@ -1207,8 +1207,8 @@
The default if no LESSBINFMT is specified is "*s<%X>".
.SH "PROMPTS"
-The -P option allows you to tailor the prompt to your preference.
-The string given to the -P option replaces the specified prompt string.
+The \-P option allows you to tailor the prompt to your preference.
+The string given to the \-P option replaces the specified prompt string.
Certain characters in the string are interpreted specially.
The prompt mechanism is rather complicated to provide flexibility,
but the ordinary user need not understand the details of constructing
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@
This prompt prints the filename, if known;
otherwise the string "Standard input".
.sp
-?f%f .?ltLine %lt:?pt%pt\e%:?btByte %bt:-...
+?f%f .?ltLine %lt:?pt%pt\e%:?btByte %bt:\-...
.sp
This prompt would print the filename, if known.
The filename is followed by the line number, if known,
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@
and how the % after the %pt
is included literally by escaping it with a backslash.
.sp
-?n?f%f\ .?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ ..?e(END)\ ?x-\ Next\e:\ %x..%t
+?n?f%f\ .?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ ..?e(END)\ ?x\-\ Next\e:\ %x..%t
.sp
This prints the filename if this is the first prompt in a file,
followed by the "file N of N" message if there is more
@@ -1350,21 +1350,21 @@
Finally, any trailing spaces are truncated.
This is the default prompt.
For reference, here are the defaults for
-the other two prompts (-m and -M respectively).
+the other two prompts (\-m and \-M respectively).
Each is broken into two lines here for readability only.
.nf
.sp
-?n?f%f\ .?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ ..?e(END)\ ?x-\ Next\e:\ %x.:
+?n?f%f\ .?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ ..?e(END)\ ?x\-\ Next\e:\ %x.:
?pB%pB\e%:byte\ %bB?s/%s...%t
.sp
-?f%f\ .?n?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ ..?ltlines\ %lt-%lb?L/%L.\ :
- byte\ %bB?s/%s.\ .?e(END)\ ?x-\ Next\e:\ %x.:?pB%pB\e%..%t
+?f%f\ .?n?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ ..?ltlines\ %lt\-%lb?L/%L.\ :
+ byte\ %bB?s/%s.\ .?e(END)\ ?x\-\ Next\e:\ %x.:?pB%pB\e%..%t
.sp
.fi
And here is the default message produced by the = command:
.nf
.sp
-?f%f\ .?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ .?ltlines\ %lt-%lb?L/%L.\ .
+?f%f\ .?m(file\ %i\ of\ %m)\ .?ltlines\ %lt\-%lb?L/%L.\ .
byte\ %bB?s/%s.\ ?e(END)\ :?pB%pB\e%..%t
.fi
.PP
@@ -1398,11 +1398,11 @@
the examine command.
.IP "v"
the editing command
-.IP "s -o"
+.IP "s \-o"
log files
-.IP "-k"
+.IP "\-k"
use of lesskey files
-.IP "-t"
+.IP "\-t"
use of tags files
.IP " "
metacharacters in filenames, such as *
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@
lesskey(1)
.SH WARNINGS
-The = command and prompts (unless changed by -P)
+The = command and prompts (unless changed by \-P)
report the line numbers of the lines at the top and bottom of the screen,
but the byte and percent of the line after the one at the bottom of the screen.
.PP
@@ -1572,6 +1572,6 @@
.PP
Mark Nudelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
.br
-Send bug reports or comments to the above address or to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Send bug reports or comments to the above address or to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
.br
For more information, see the less homepage at
http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less.
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Source: less
Source-Version: 391-1
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
less, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
less_391-1.diff.gz
to pool/main/l/less/less_391-1.diff.gz
less_391-1.dsc
to pool/main/l/less/less_391-1.dsc
less_391-1_i386.deb
to pool/main/l/less/less_391-1_i386.deb
less_391.orig.tar.gz
to pool/main/l/less/less_391.orig.tar.gz
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Format: 1.7
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:04:29 +0200
Source: less
Binary: less
Architecture: source i386
Version: 391-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Thomas Schoepf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Changed-By: Thomas Schoepf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Description:
less - Pager program similar to more
Closes: 180618 180625 226023 237427 249594 257068 269993 314248 314249
Changes:
less (391-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* New upstream version.
* Closes: #180625: less: doesn't correctly display multibyte chars in search
string
* Closes: #180618: less: wrong - signs in utf-8
* Closes: #226023: less: does not properly detect UTF-8 locales
* Closes: #237427: Segfault when directory is deleted while in help screen
* Closes: #249594: less: ignore-case in searches doesn't ignore case
* Closes: #257068: less: add [] to DEF_METACHARS
* Closes: #269993: less: search history across sessions would be nice
* Closes: #314248: less: Search command does not accept UTF-8
multibyte characters
* Closes: #314249: less should filter non-printable (raw) characters
of the filename
Files:
2aeb697a919382608dff1cace587d5ce 568 text standard less_391-1.dsc
33934a213351e989ebe019504a54383e 280519 text standard less_391.orig.tar.gz
9d0f91a002e217b8ebbd106ecd551f3c 14792 text standard less_391-1.diff.gz
243f8c8deb8aa4b2eaa0cf2d6fee4c83 110038 text standard less_391-1_i386.deb
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