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2 NEWS about less
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7 You can also download the latest version of less from there.
10 https://github.com/gwsw/less/issues.
14 Major changes between "less" versions 678 and 679
19 * Fix unexpected exit using -K if a key press is received while reading
24 Major changes between "less" versions 668 and 678
26 * Treat -r in LESS environment variable as -R.
28 * Add ESC-j and ESC-k commands (github #560).
30 * Add --no-paste option (github #523).
32 * Add --no-edit-warn option (github #513).
34 * Add --form-feed option (github #496).
36 * Add ESC-b command (github #615).
38 * Make TAB complete option name in -- command (github #531).
42 * Make -R able to pass through any OSC escape sequences,
48 * Pass through escape sequences in prompts even if -R is not set.
55 * Add LESSANSIOSCCHARS to define non-standard OSC intro chars.
70 * Fix bug when searching for text near an invalid UTF-8 sequence (github #542).
76 * Fix bug with --no-number-headers when header is not at start of file
81 * Fix bug using "configure --with-secure=no" (github #584).
89 * Fix bug searching for UTF-8 strings with the PCRE2 library (github #610).
97 Major changes between "less" versions 661 and 668
99 * Make 256/true colors work better on Windows without -Da
102 * Fix build using --with-secure (github #544).
104 * Fix crash when using --header on command line (github #545).
106 * Fix possible crash when scrolling left/right or toggling -S (github #547).
110 * Fix bug when using --shift or --match-shift on command line with
111 a parameter starting with '.' (github #554).
115 * Fix bug using --header when file does not fill screen (github #556).
126 * Fix incorrect handling of UTF-8 chars in prompts (github #576).
130 Major changes between "less" versions 643 and 661
132 * Add ^O^N, ^O^P, ^O^L and ^O^O commands and mouse clicks (with --mouse)
135 * Add --match-shift option.
137 * Add --lesskey-content option (github #447).
141 * Add --no-search-header-lines and --no-search-header-columns options
144 * Add ctrl-L search modifier (github #367).
146 * A ctrl-P at the start of a shell command suppresses the "done"
149 * Add attribute characters ('*', '~', '_', '&') to --color
150 parameter (github #471).
158 * Add line number parameter to --header option (github #436).
160 * Mouse right-click jumps to position marked by left-click (github #390).
163 set by --header (github #444).
165 * Change default character set to "utf-8", except remains "dos" on MS-DOS.
172 * Improve behavior of interrupt while reading non-terminated pipe
175 * Improve parsing of -j, -x and -# options (github #393).
183 * Allow --rscroll to accept non-ASCII characters (github #483).
185 * Allow the parameter to certain options to be terminated with a
186 space (--color, --quotes, --rscroll, --search-options
187 and --intr) (github #495).
191 * Fix crash if files are deleted while less is viewing them (github #404).
194 with non-ASCII input.
196 * Fix -J display when searching for non-ASCII characters (github #422).
202 * Add -x and -D options to lesstest, to make it easier to diagnose
205 * Fix bug searching long lines with --incsearch and -S (github #428).
207 * Fix bug that made ESC-} fail if top line on screen was empty (github #429).
209 * Fix bug with --mouse on Windows when used with pipes (github #440).
211 * Fix bug in --+OPTION command line syntax.
213 * Fix display bug when using -w with an empty line with a CR/LF
231 Major changes between "less" versions 633 and 643
233 * Fix problem when a program piping into less reads from the tty,
240 * Fix bug setting colors with -D on Windows build (github #386).
262 Major changes between "less" versions 632 and 633
269 Major changes between "less" versions 608 and 632
277 * Add --wordwrap option (github #113).
279 * Add --no-vbell option (github #304).
281 * Add --no-search-headers option (github #44).
283 * Add --modelines option (github #89).
285 * Add --intr option (github #224).
287 * Add --proc-backspace, --proc-tab and --proc-return options (github #335).
289 * Add --show-preproc-errors option (github #258).
295 * Allow empty "lines" field in --header option.
301 * Status column (-J) shows off-screen matches.
303 * Parenthesized sub-patterns in searches are colored with unique colors,
306 * Don't allow opening a tty as file input unless -f is set (github #309).
320 * Fix --ignore-case with ctrl-R (no regex) search (github #300).
324 * Fix bug doing repeat search before non-repeat search.
326 * Fix crash with -R and certain line lengths (github #338).
332 * Don't call realpath on fake filenames like "-" (github #289).
336 * Convert function parameter definitions from K&R to C89 (github #316).
340 Major changes between "less" versions 590 and 608
342 * Add the --header option (github #43).
344 * Add the --no-number-headers option (github #178).
346 * Add the --status-line option.
348 * Add the --redraw-on-quit option (github #36).
350 * Add the --search-options option (github #213).
352 * Add the --exit-follow-on-close option (github #244).
360 * Allow option name in -- command to end with '=' in addition to '\n'.
369 * Fix display of multibyte and double-width chars in prompt.
371 * Fix ESC-BACKSPACE command when BACKSPACE key does not send 0x08
380 * Fix bug scrolling history when --incsearch is set (github #214).
382 * Fix buffer overflow when invoking lessecho with more than 63 -m/-n
398 * Fix bug in input of non-ASCII characters on Windows (github #247)
402 * Fix bug using multibyte UTF-8 char in search string
403 with --incsearch (github #273).
407 Major changes between "less" versions 581 and 590
409 * Make less able to read lesskey source files (deprecating lesskey).
417 * Add the --lesskey-src option.
419 * Add the --file-size option.
421 * With -F, if screen is resized to make file fit on one screen, don't exit.
423 * Fix bug which could leave terminal in mouse-reporting mode
424 after exiting less.
432 Major changes between "less" versions 563 and 581
434 * Change ESC-u command to toggle, not disable, highlighting per man page.
436 * Add ESC-U command.
438 * Add ctrl-W search modifier for wrapping search.
442 * Support OSC 8 hyperlinks when -R is in effect.
444 * g command with no number will ignore -j and put first line at top of screen.
446 * Multiple + or -p command line options are handled better.
448 * Add the --incsearch option.
450 * Add the --line-num-width option.
452 * Add the --status-col-width option.
454 * Add the --use-color and --color options.
456 * Display -w highlight even if highlighted line is empty.
465 * Ring end-of-file bell no more than once per second.
477 Major changes between "less" versions 551 and 563
483 * Display error message immediately when -o is toggled and
487 a no-movement command is given.
492 Don't count lines in initial screen if using -X with -F.
502 Major changes between "less" versions 530 and 551
504 * Add --mouse option.
506 * Add --wheel-lines option.
508 * Add --no-histdups option.
510 * Add --save-marks option.
516 * Shell-escape filenames in history so they can be used again.
520 * Use PCRE_UTF8 flag for pcre regular expressions when in UTF-8 mode.
522 * Windows: use wide-char string to set console title.
524 * Don't count lines in initial screen if using -X with -F.
534 Major changes between "less" versions 487 and 530
536 * Don't output terminal init sequence if using -F and file fits on one screen.
538 * When using -S, mark truncated lines with a special character.
539 The character can be changed or disabled via the new --rscroll option.
543 * New command ESC-m removes a line mark.
545 * Status column (enabled via -J) now shows mark letters.
547 * Status column shows search matches even if highlighting is disabled via -G.
549 * A second ESC-u command will clear search match markers in the status column.
552 searching, to help when viewing syntax-highlighted code.
562 * On Windows, allow 'u' in -D option to enable underlining.
566 * On Windows, convert UTF-8 to multibyte if console is not UTF-8.
568 * Update Unicode tables to 2017-03-08.
570 * Pass-thru Unicode formatting chars (Cf type) instead of treating them
571 as binary chars. But treat them as binary if -U is set.
573 * Fix erroneous binary file warning when UTF-8 file contains ANSI SGR sequences.
590 Major changes between "less" versions 481 and 487
592 * New commands ESC-{ and ESC-} to shift to start/end of displayed lines.
594 * Make search highlights work correctly when changing caselessness with -i.
596 * New option -Da in Windows version to enable SGR mode.
602 * Fix incorrect display when entering double-width chars in search string.
610 Major changes between "less" versions 458 and 481
614 * New command ESC-G goes to end of currently buffered data in a pipe.
616 * Disable history feature when compiled with LESSHISTFILE set to "-".
618 * In more-compatible mode, make the -p option apply to every file opened,
621 * In more-compatible mode, change the -e option to work like -E, not -EF.
625 * Allow "extra" string in lesskey file to append to a multi-char command
628 * Ignore -u/-U setting while viewing help file, so that
631 * Improve detection of "binary" files in UTF-8 mode.
647 Major changes between "less" versions 451 and 458
649 * Allow backslash escaping of metacharacters in LESS environment variable
650 after the --use-backslash option.
656 * Fix configure bug with --with-regex=none.
666 Major changes between "less" versions 444 and 451
668 * Add ESC-F command to keep reading data until a pattern is found.
677 * Add configure option --with-regex=none and fix compile errors
689 with -J and -S in effect.
693 Major changes between "less" versions 443 and 444
698 * Remove vestiges of obsolete -l option that can cause a crash.
702 Major changes between "less" versions 436 and 443
708 * Add -A option to change search behavior to the old way: only
714 * Control-G while editing a command exits the command.
716 * Less now exits with status 2 if control-C is pressed and -K is in effect.
718 * Fix "ungetc overflow" when passing long commands via the -p option.
721 in combination with -i and -I.
723 * Fix bug in handling negative arguments to the -j option.
733 Major changes between "less" versions 429 and 436
735 * Don't pass "-" to non-pipe LESSOPEN unless it starts with "-".
737 * Allow a fraction as the argument to the -# (--shift) option.
741 * Fix non-regex searches with ctrl-R.
745 Major changes between "less" versions 424 and 429
748 environment variable begins with "|-".
750 * The -D option with one number now means use the normal background color.
754 * Fix non-ANSI-compliant code that caused problems with some compilers.
756 * Fix binary file detection in UTF-8 mode.
768 Major changes between "less" versions 418 and 424
773 string is scrolled off screen because -S is in effect.
775 * Improve behavior of -F option.
777 * Allow CSI character (0x9B) to work in UTF-8 mode.
786 Major changes between "less" versions 416 and 418
792 * Fix search bug when using -R and text contains ANSI color escape sequences.
794 * Fix crash when using -r with UTF-8 text containing 0x9B bytes.
796 * Fix display bug when using ' command to move less than one page forward.
802 Major changes between "less" versions 409 and 416
804 * New --follow-name option makes F command follow the name of a file
807 * Make searching with -i/-I work correctly with non-ASCII text.
813 Major changes between "less" versions 406 and 409
819 * Fix bug in using -i and -I flags with non-ASCII text.
823 * Fix crash when searching text containing certain invalid UTF-8 sequences.
827 Major changes between "less" versions 394 and 406
831 * Allow decimal point in number for -j option (fraction of screen height).
842 * The -c option has been made identical with the -C option.
844 * Allow "/dev/null" as synonym for "-" in LESSHISTFILE to indicate
848 library is used, or if no-regex searching (ctrl-R) is used.
852 * Make -f work for directories.
860 and -R is in effect.
874 Major changes between "less" versions 382 and 394
877 invocations of less.
881 * Add -K (or --quit-on-intr) option to make less exit immediately on ctrl-C.
883 * Improve handling of UTF-8 files and commands, including better
884 line wrapping and handling double-width chars.
887 non-printable characters in a UTF-8 file.
889 * Add --with-secure option to configure, to make it easier to
890 build a secure version of less.
893 are disabled via the -G option or the ESC-u command.
923 Major changes between "less" versions 381 and 382
930 Major changes between "less" versions 378 and 381
932 * New -L option to disable LESSOPEN processing.
943 * Use only 7 spaces for line numbers in -N mode, if possible.
945 * Fix some bugs in handling overstriking in UTF-8 files.
951 Major changes between "less" versions 376 and 378
955 Search highlighting works properly when used with -R.
961 Major changes between "less" versions 358 and 376
963 * -x option can now specify multiple variable-width tab stops.
965 * -X option no longer disables keypad initialization.
966 New option --no-keypad disables keypad initialization.
972 * New prompt style set by option -Pw defines the message printed
975 * System-wide lesskey file now defaults to sysless in etc directory
977 Use "configure --sysconfdir=..." to change it.
983 * Status column (enabled with -J) now shows search results.
987 * Default LESSCHARSET for MS-DOS versions is now "dos".
990 ANSI color escape sequences are now supported in the MS-DOS (DJGPP) version.
998 * Fixed overstriking in UTF-8 mode, and overstriking tabs.
1000 * Improved horizontal shifting of text using -R option with ANSI color.
1010 Major changes between "less" versions 354 and 358
1012 * Add -J (--status-column) option to display a status column.
1014 * Add -# (--shift) option to set default horizontal shift distance.
1015 Default horizontal shift distance is now one-half screen width.
1017 * Horizontal shifting does not shift line numbers if -N is in effect.
1019 * Horizontal shifting acts as though -S were set, to avoid confusion.
1024 Major changes between "less" versions 352 and 354
1026 * Allow space after numeric-valued command line options.
1032 * Add --with-regex option to configure to allow manually selecting
1040 Major changes between "less" versions 346 and 352
1042 * Enable UTF-8 if "UTF-8" appears in locale-related environment variables.
1044 * Add --with-editor option to configure script.
1046 * The -M prompt and = message now show the top and bottom line number.
1057 * Fixes for MS-DOS (DJGPP) version.
1062 Major changes between "less" versions 340 and 346
1064 * The UTF-8 character set is now supported.
1068 * New option -R (--RAW-CONTROL-CHARS) is like -r but handles
1072 * New option -F (--quit-if-one-screen) quits if the text fits on
1075 * The -w option now highlights the target line of a g or p command.
1077 * A system-wide lesskey file is supported (LESSKEY_SYSTEM).
1089 Major changes between "less" versions 337 and 340
1091 * Command line options for less may now be given in either the old
1092 single-letter form, or a new long name form (--option-name).
1093 See the less man page or "less --help" for the list of long option names.
1098 * New command -- toggles an option using the long option name.
1102 * The old -- command is renamed as -!.
1104 * If a ^P is entered between the dash and the option letter of the -
1108 "special" keys (arrows, PAGE-UP/PAGE-DOWN, HOME, END, INSERT, DELETE).
1112 * New option -~ (like -w before version 335)
1113 suppresses tildes after end-of-file.
1115 * Less is now released under the GNU General Public License.
1120 Major changes between "less" versions 335 and 337
1127 Major changes between "less" versions 332 and 335
1129 * The old -w flag (suppress tildes after end-of-file) has been removed.
1131 * New -w flag highlights the first new line after a forward-screen.
1133 * New -W flag highlights the first new line after any forward movement.
1151 Major changes between "less" versions 330 and 332
1160 Use -X to get the old behavior.
1162 * Fixed bug on Windows when CAPS-LOCK or NUM-LOCK is pressed.
1166 * Fixed bug in tags file processing when tags file has DOS-style
1174 Major changes between "less" versions 321 and 330
1177 New option -" can be used to change the quoting characters.
1183 * LeftArrow and RightArrow are same as ESC-[ and ESC-].
1185 * Added commands ESC-( and ESC-), same as ESC-[ and ESC-].
1188 string, which is used to return an exit code from less when it quits.
1191 more control over how less interfaces to the shell.
1195 * Ported to DJGPP compiler for MS-DOS.
1202 Major changes between "less" versions 291 and 321
1207 * New commands ESC-] and ESC-[ scroll the display horizontally.
1209 * New command ESC-SPACE scrolls forward a full screen, even if it
1210 hits end-of-file.
1216 currently on-screen, but don't move to the first match.
1223 * Environment variable LESSSECURE will force less to run in
1226 * Command line argument "--" signals that the rest of the arguments
1229 * Help file (less.hlp) is no longer installed. Help text is now
1230 embedded in the less executable itself.
1232 * Added -Ph to change the prompt for the help text.
1233 Added -Ps to change the default short prompt (same as plain -P).
1235 * Ported to the Borland C compiler for MS-DOS.
1239 * Ported to OS-9.
1246 Major changes between "less" versions 290 and 291
1248 * Less environment variables can be specified in lesskey files.
1250 * Fixed MS-DOS build.
1255 Major changes between "less" versions 278 and 290
1257 * Accepts GNU-style options "--help" and "--version".
1259 * OS/2 version looks for less.ini in $HOME before $INIT and $PATH.
1266 Major changes between "less" versions 252 and 278
1268 * A LESSOPEN preprocessor may now pipe the converted file data to less,
1275 * The -F flag (which suppress search highlighting) has been changed
1276 to -G. A new flag, -g, changes search highlighting to highlight
1280 * New flag -I acts like -i, but ignores case even if the search
1283 * Less now checks for the environment variable VISUAL before EDITOR.
1290 Major changes between "less" versions 237 and 252
1292 * Changes in line-editing keys:
1297 * Line-editing command keys can be redefined using lesskey.
1302 * New option -V displays version number of less.
1304 * New option -V displays version number of lesskey.
1306 * Help file less.hlp is now installed by default in /usr/local/share
1313 Major changes between "less" versions 170 and 237
1316 is highlighted. New -F flag disables this feature.
1322 * New line-editing keys, including command history (arrow keys) and
1328 * New -X flag disables sending termcap "ti" and "te" (initialize and
1331 * Changing -i from within less now correctly affects a subsequent
1334 * Searching for underlined or overstruck text now works when the -u
1335 flag is in effect, rather than the -i flag.
1346 * Ported to MS-DOS.
1354 Specifically, \ (backslash), ESC, TAB, BACKTAB, and control-L
1357 * Some previous unofficial versions of less were able to display
1361 * Some previous unofficial versions of less provided a -Z flag to
1363 The -z-n flag (that is, -z with a negative number) provides this
1370 Major changes between "less" versions 123 and 170
1372 * New option -j allows target lines to be positioned anywhere on screen.
1374 * New option -S truncates displayed line at the screen width,
1377 * New option -y limits amount of forward scroll.
1379 * New option -T specifies a "tags" file.
1381 * Non-printable, non-control characters are displayed in octal.
1385 * New command -+ sets an option to its default.
1386 * New command -- sets an option to the opposite of its default.
1391 * New commands ESC-^F and ESC-^B match arbitrary types of brackets.
1393 * New command F monitors a growing file (like "tail -f").
1402 ESC-/ Search forward thru file boundaries
1403 ESC-? Search backward thru file boundaries
1404 ESC-n Repeat search thru file boundaries, same direction.
1405 ESC-N Repeat search thru file boundaries, opposite direction.
1414 a non-ASCII character set.
1416 * Partial support for MSDOS, including options -R for repainting screen
1417 on quit, -v/-V to select video mode, and -W to change window size.
1423 Major changes between "less" versions 97 and 123
1425 * New option (-N) causes line numbers to be displayed in the
1428 * New option (-?) prints help message immediately.
1430 * New option (-r) displays "raw" control characters, without
1433 * New option (-f) forces less to open non-regular files
1436 * New option (-k) can be used to specify lesskey files by name.
1438 * New option (-y) can be used to set a forward scroll limit
1439 (like -h sets a backward scroll limit).
1444 * New command ESC-/ searches all files (on the command line)
1447 * New command ESC-n repeats previous search, spanning files.
1453 * New command ESC-N repeats previous search in the reverse
1456 * 8 bit characters are now supported. A new option (-g) can be
1459 * Options which take a following string (like -t) may now
1484 * New command ":ta" is equivalent to "-t".
1486 * New command "s" is equivalent to "-l".
1488 * The - command may be followed by "+X" to revert to the default
1489 for option X, or "-X" to get the opposite of the default.
1493 "toggle-option X" to toggle a specific option X.