On Mon, 15 Dec 1997, Nathan E Norman wrote: > : export MANOPT=-Pless > > Is there an advantage to this way, as opposed to setting PAGER to > /usr/bin/less ?
no, not really. i do this only because if i set PAGER, then elm will use $PAGER instead of it's built-in viewer. since i don't use elm anymore, i should break the habit i suppose :-) man is about the only program i use which i want to use less - at all other times i just run (or pipe into) less at the command line. (reminds me of my wish-list for less - i wish it would enter a file browser mode if you run it with no arguments. i can't stand mc or any of those supposedly easy-to-use menu shells, but a simple pick-list of available files would be useful). > : eval ($lesspipe) > > Minor nitpick: that should read "eval $(lesspipe)", shouldn't it? correct. i mis-typed it. craig -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
