Hello, On Tue, 03 Jun 2008, Balu manyam wrote: > absolutely - less is much better - it would be more helpful if one can edit > a file with less - so we need not use 'vi' especially for big text > files..(sed -i is an option but less is less memory intensive)
I think adding an editor to "less" would lead to un-needed bloat. Having one's own familiar editor while editing files is a great boon. Each application with its own quirky and un-familiar editor is a pain. Here are some alternatives: 1. Use the 'v' command in "less" to push the file to *real* editor. You can use the emacs server mode so that the editing task is pushed to an already running emacs. 2. Reverse things and use the 'view-file' mode of your editor to view the file instead of less. For example, in vi-like editors you can use the view command. In emacs you can set the buffer to read-only or use a mode that runs a viewer like w3m inside emacs. I think "vim" has a less emulation mode as well. Regards, Kapil. -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
