On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Raider wrote about, And something about less:
> Hi!
> Hmm... somehow similar with my pine problem. Let's say I say
> $ less ./somefile
> If somefile is zero lenght, ^R will never refresh the file. I
I dont see what you mean, is not a valid command all it will do on a zreo
lenth file is fill the screen with tilde's on the left of the screen, on a
lenthy file it does nothing.
> use less 332, made for RH6.0. Same problem as with pine - no sources.
I have less 340 but AFAIK the behaviour is the same.
Why do you need the sources anyway, once again AFAIK there is no problem
with less.
> But I'm not sure I can pinpoint the problem in the source.
> Is there a solution?
Jup, hit the "q" for "QUIT"
Your screen will return to how it was before you issued 'less filename'
> For me it's o sad to discover problems with utilities when I
> was so proud of them.
I rather think you are creating the problems, i do of course mean that in
polite manner.
man pine
man less
>
> TIA,
> Raider
> --
> ``Liberate tu-temet ex inferis''
>
>
My opions are my own, others may not agree.
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