From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:09:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Donald Allen To: voidlinux Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <0b46368b-669c-4f8d-8bc7-66302a3e217b@googlegroups.com> References: <58e3c983-e756-43a1-98de-96357bc022c8@googlegroups.com> <67e3bcee-9ade-4722-892b-ef0b1c00f0e1@googlegroups.com> <0b46368b-669c-4f8d-8bc7-66302a3e217b@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: More, manpages MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_1292_310743862.1442527764821" ------=_Part_1292_310743862.1442527764821 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1293_1906982329.1442527764821" ------=_Part_1293_1906982329.1442527764821 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:15:15 AM UTC-4, Juan RP wrote: > > The default pager is more(1), as you've found out, less(1) is more. > > So that if you need a decent pager set PAGER=less in your shell > environment. > I've done that. But my point is that the distribution shouldn't include an indecent pager by default, especially for something as fundamental as man. I installed from void-live-x86_64-20150713.iso and less was installed. I assume, but don't know, that it is installed by default by the other live images. But if it isn't, it should be. Not being able to move around freely in man pages is a real problem, and I think many will not know how to change the pager. And they shouldn't have to. ------=_Part_1293_1906982329.1442527764821 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:15:15 AM UTC= -4, Juan RP wrote:
The default pager is more(1), as you've found out, less(1) is more= .

So that if you need a decent pager set PAGER=3Dless in your shell = environment.

I've done that. = But my point is that the distribution shouldn't include an indecent pag= er by default, especially for something as fundamental as man. I installed = from=C2=A0void-live-x86_64-20150713.iso=C2=A0and less was installe= d. I assume, but don't know, that it is installed by default by the oth= er live images. But if it isn't, it should be. Not being able to move a= round freely in man pages is a real problem, and I think many will not know= how to change the pager. And they shouldn't have to.
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