On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, N. Salwen wrote: > I tried this both man and more on my slackware system at home and they > both go backwards. I don't have the PAGER variable set. > > I realize this is slackware but I am surprised at the difference.
As someone else pointed out, slackware man most likely writes out a temp file for more. You can check /proc/xx/cmdline where xx is more's pid on your slackware system. Starting the pager at the end of a pipe is a feature; it starts up more quickly. Guy
