On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 11:17:25PM -0800, nate wrote: > Joao Pedro Clemente said: > > > > AS I've seen some of these files after installing some packages, as since > > they are not unpacked by apt-get, I am wondering if there isn't a "smart" > > way of reading this instead of unpacking first... > > > > I wonder if, for instance, "less" could automatically unpack it for > > I use 'zmore' > > zmore README.gz > > zcat should work too > > wish there were such tools for .bz2 archives......
Like 'bzcat'? It's easy to get less set up to view 'inside' compressed files; the magic is already there. Just type 'eval $(lesspipe)' at a prompt, or put it in your login sequence. Happy lessing, -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Avoid gunfire in the bathroom tonight. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
