On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 08:54:52AM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On 8/4/2007 6:06 PM, Tong Sun wrote: > > Package: less > > Version: 394-4 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > I remember that I used to be able to exit 'less' by command key 'x' or > > something so that the content just viewed is left on screen, instead of > > being cleared and restored to the screen before invoking 'less'. But I > > found there is no such capability in current less (version 394). Or > > is there? > > I'm running standard Etch, with less version 394-4. I've always exited > less with 'q', which leaves the screen intact. > > If -X works, I wonder what is different between our terminals. My > $TERM = linux. > > In any event, less(1) doesn't show a command key 'x' that I can see.
I just tried man in xfce-terminal and find that q does clear the screen. How unhelpful; another good reason to use the text console :) Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
