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14 Major changes between "less" versions 661 and 668
16 * Make 256/true colors work better on Windows without -Da
19 * Fix build using --with-secure (github #544).
21 * Fix crash when using --header on command line (github #545).
23 * Fix possible crash when scrolling left/right or toggling -S (github #547).
27 * Fix bug when using --shift or --match-shift on command line with
32 * Fix bug using --header when file does not fill screen (github #556).
43 * Fix incorrect handling of UTF-8 chars in prompts (github #576).
47 Major changes between "less" versions 643 and 661
49 * Add ^O^N, ^O^P, ^O^L and ^O^O commands and mouse clicks (with --mouse)
52 * Add --match-shift option.
54 * Add --lesskey-content option (github #447).
58 * Add --no-search-header-lines and --no-search-header-columns options
61 * Add ctrl-L search modifier (github #367).
63 * A ctrl-P at the start of a shell command suppresses the "done"
66 * Add attribute characters ('*', '~', '_', '&') to --color
75 * Add line number parameter to --header option (github #436).
77 * Mouse right-click jumps to position marked by left-click (github #390).
80 set by --header (github #444).
82 * Change default character set to "utf-8", except remains "dos" on MS-DOS.
89 * Improve behavior of interrupt while reading non-terminated pipe
92 * Improve parsing of -j, -x and -# options (github #393).
100 * Allow --rscroll to accept non-ASCII characters (github #483).
103 space (--color, --quotes, --rscroll, --search-options
104 and --intr) (github #495).
111 with non-ASCII input.
113 * Fix -J display when searching for non-ASCII characters (github #422).
119 * Add -x and -D options to lesstest, to make it easier to diagnose
122 * Fix bug searching long lines with --incsearch and -S (github #428).
124 * Fix bug that made ESC-} fail if top line on screen was empty (github #429).
126 * Fix bug with --mouse on Windows when used with pipes (github #440).
128 * Fix bug in --+OPTION command line syntax.
130 * Fix display bug when using -w with an empty line with a CR/LF
148 Major changes between "less" versions 633 and 643
157 * Fix bug setting colors with -D on Windows build (github #386).
179 Major changes between "less" versions 632 and 633
186 Major changes between "less" versions 608 and 632
194 * Add --wordwrap option (github #113).
196 * Add --no-vbell option (github #304).
198 * Add --no-search-headers option (github #44).
200 * Add --modelines option (github #89).
202 * Add --intr option (github #224).
204 * Add --proc-backspace, --proc-tab and --proc-return options (github #335).
206 * Add --show-preproc-errors option (github #258).
212 * Allow empty "lines" field in --header option.
218 * Status column (-J) shows off-screen matches.
220 * Parenthesized sub-patterns in searches are colored with unique colors,
223 * Don't allow opening a tty as file input unless -f is set (github #309).
237 * Fix --ignore-case with ctrl-R (no regex) search (github #300).
241 * Fix bug doing repeat search before non-repeat search.
243 * Fix crash with -R and certain line lengths (github #338).
249 * Don't call realpath on fake filenames like "-" (github #289).
257 Major changes between "less" versions 590 and 608
259 * Add the --header option (github #43).
261 * Add the --no-number-headers option (github #178).
263 * Add the --status-line option.
265 * Add the --redraw-on-quit option (github #36).
267 * Add the --search-options option (github #213).
269 * Add the --exit-follow-on-close option (github #244).
273 * Add #version conditional to lesskey.
277 * Allow option name in -- command to end with '=' in addition to '\n'.
286 * Fix display of multibyte and double-width chars in prompt.
288 * Fix ESC-BACKSPACE command when BACKSPACE key does not send 0x08
297 * Fix bug scrolling history when --incsearch is set (github #214).
299 * Fix buffer overflow when invoking lessecho with more than 63 -m/-n
315 * Fix bug in input of non-ASCII characters on Windows (github #247)
319 * Fix bug using multibyte UTF-8 char in search string
320 with --incsearch (github #273).
324 Major changes between "less" versions 581 and 590
334 * Add the --lesskey-src option.
336 * Add the --file-size option.
338 * With -F, if screen is resized to make file fit on one screen, don't exit.
340 * Fix bug which could leave terminal in mouse-reporting mode
349 Major changes between "less" versions 563 and 581
351 * Change ESC-u command to toggle, not disable, highlighting per man page.
353 * Add ESC-U command.
355 * Add ctrl-W search modifier for wrapping search.
359 * Support OSC 8 hyperlinks when -R is in effect.
361 * g command with no number will ignore -j and put first line at top of screen.
363 * Multiple + or -p command line options are handled better.
365 * Add the --incsearch option.
367 * Add the --line-num-width option.
369 * Add the --status-col-width option.
371 * Add the --use-color and --color options.
373 * Display -w highlight even if highlighted line is empty.
382 * Ring end-of-file bell no more than once per second.
394 Major changes between "less" versions 551 and 563
400 * Display error message immediately when -o is toggled and
404 a no-movement command is given.
408 * Make WIN32C version include this fix from 551:
409 Don't count lines in initial screen if using -X with -F.
411 * Fix display bug in WIN32C version.
419 Major changes between "less" versions 530 and 551
421 * Add --mouse option.
423 * Add --wheel-lines option.
425 * Add --no-histdups option.
427 * Add --save-marks option.
433 * Shell-escape filenames in history so they can be used again.
437 * Use PCRE_UTF8 flag for pcre regular expressions when in UTF-8 mode.
439 * Windows: use wide-char string to set console title.
441 * Don't count lines in initial screen if using -X with -F.
451 Major changes between "less" versions 487 and 530
453 * Don't output terminal init sequence if using -F and file fits on one screen.
455 * When using -S, mark truncated lines with a special character.
456 The character can be changed or disabled via the new --rscroll option.
460 * New command ESC-m removes a line mark.
462 * Status column (enabled via -J) now shows mark letters.
464 * Status column shows search matches even if highlighting is disabled via -G.
466 * A second ESC-u command will clear search match markers in the status column.
469 searching, to help when viewing syntax-highlighted code.
479 * On Windows, allow 'u' in -D option to enable underlining.
483 * On Windows, convert UTF-8 to multibyte if console is not UTF-8.
485 * Update Unicode tables to 2017-03-08.
487 * Pass-thru Unicode formatting chars (Cf type) instead of treating them
488 as binary chars. But treat them as binary if -U is set.
490 * Fix erroneous binary file warning when UTF-8 file contains ANSI SGR sequences.
507 Major changes between "less" versions 481 and 487
509 * New commands ESC-{ and ESC-} to shift to start/end of displayed lines.
511 * Make search highlights work correctly when changing caselessness with -i.
513 * New option -Da in Windows version to enable SGR mode.
519 * Fix incorrect display when entering double-width chars in search string.
527 Major changes between "less" versions 458 and 481
531 * New command ESC-G goes to end of currently buffered data in a pipe.
533 * Disable history feature when compiled with LESSHISTFILE set to "-".
535 * In more-compatible mode, make the -p option apply to every file opened,
538 * In more-compatible mode, change the -e option to work like -E, not -EF.
542 * Allow "extra" string in lesskey file to append to a multi-char command
545 * Ignore -u/-U setting while viewing help file, so that
548 * Improve detection of "binary" files in UTF-8 mode.
564 Major changes between "less" versions 451 and 458
567 after the --use-backslash option.
573 * Fix configure bug with --with-regex=none.
583 Major changes between "less" versions 444 and 451
585 * Add ESC-F command to keep reading data until a pattern is found.
594 * Add configure option --with-regex=none and fix compile errors
606 with -J and -S in effect.
610 Major changes between "less" versions 443 and 444
615 * Remove vestiges of obsolete -l option that can cause a crash.
619 Major changes between "less" versions 436 and 443
625 * Add -A option to change search behavior to the old way: only
631 * Control-G while editing a command exits the command.
633 * Less now exits with status 2 if control-C is pressed and -K is in effect.
635 * Fix "ungetc overflow" when passing long commands via the -p option.
638 in combination with -i and -I.
640 * Fix bug in handling negative arguments to the -j option.
650 Major changes between "less" versions 429 and 436
652 * Don't pass "-" to non-pipe LESSOPEN unless it starts with "-".
654 * Allow a fraction as the argument to the -# (--shift) option.
658 * Fix non-regex searches with ctrl-R.
662 Major changes between "less" versions 424 and 429
665 environment variable begins with "|-".
667 * The -D option with one number now means use the normal background color.
671 * Fix non-ANSI-compliant code that caused problems with some compilers.
673 * Fix binary file detection in UTF-8 mode.
685 Major changes between "less" versions 418 and 424
690 string is scrolled off screen because -S is in effect.
692 * Improve behavior of -F option.
694 * Allow CSI character (0x9B) to work in UTF-8 mode.
703 Major changes between "less" versions 416 and 418
709 * Fix search bug when using -R and text contains ANSI color escape sequences.
711 * Fix crash when using -r with UTF-8 text containing 0x9B bytes.
715 * Update GPL to version 3.
719 Major changes between "less" versions 409 and 416
721 * New --follow-name option makes F command follow the name of a file
724 * Make searching with -i/-I work correctly with non-ASCII text.
730 Major changes between "less" versions 406 and 409
736 * Fix bug in using -i and -I flags with non-ASCII text.
740 * Fix crash when searching text containing certain invalid UTF-8 sequences.
744 Major changes between "less" versions 394 and 406
748 * Allow decimal point in number for -j option (fraction of screen height).
759 * The -c option has been made identical with the -C option.
761 * Allow "/dev/null" as synonym for "-" in LESSHISTFILE to indicate
765 library is used, or if no-regex searching (ctrl-R) is used.
769 * Make -f work for directories.
777 and -R is in effect.
791 Major changes between "less" versions 382 and 394
798 * Add -K (or --quit-on-intr) option to make less exit immediately on ctrl-C.
800 * Improve handling of UTF-8 files and commands, including better
801 line wrapping and handling double-width chars.
804 non-printable characters in a UTF-8 file.
806 * Add --with-secure option to configure, to make it easier to
807 build a secure version of less.
810 are disabled via the -G option or the ESC-u command.
840 Major changes between "less" versions 381 and 382
847 Major changes between "less" versions 378 and 381
849 * New -L option to disable LESSOPEN processing.
860 * Use only 7 spaces for line numbers in -N mode, if possible.
862 * Fix some bugs in handling overstriking in UTF-8 files.
868 Major changes between "less" versions 376 and 378
872 Search highlighting works properly when used with -R.
873 Windows version works properly when input file contains carriage returns.
878 Major changes between "less" versions 358 and 376
880 * -x option can now specify multiple variable-width tab stops.
882 * -X option no longer disables keypad initialization.
883 New option --no-keypad disables keypad initialization.
889 * New prompt style set by option -Pw defines the message printed
892 * System-wide lesskey file now defaults to sysless in etc directory
894 Use "configure --sysconfdir=..." to change it.
900 * Status column (enabled with -J) now shows search results.
902 * Windows version sets window title.
904 * Default LESSCHARSET for MS-DOS versions is now "dos".
907 ANSI color escape sequences are now supported in the MS-DOS (DJGPP) version.
915 * Fixed overstriking in UTF-8 mode, and overstriking tabs.
917 * Improved horizontal shifting of text using -R option with ANSI color.
927 Major changes between "less" versions 354 and 358
929 * Add -J (--status-column) option to display a status column.
931 * Add -# (--shift) option to set default horizontal shift distance.
932 Default horizontal shift distance is now one-half screen width.
934 * Horizontal shifting does not shift line numbers if -N is in effect.
936 * Horizontal shifting acts as though -S were set, to avoid confusion.
941 Major changes between "less" versions 352 and 354
943 * Allow space after numeric-valued command line options.
949 * Add --with-regex option to configure to allow manually selecting
957 Major changes between "less" versions 346 and 352
959 * Enable UTF-8 if "UTF-8" appears in locale-related environment variables.
961 * Add --with-editor option to configure script.
963 * The -M prompt and = message now show the top and bottom line number.
974 * Fixes for MS-DOS (DJGPP) version.
979 Major changes between "less" versions 340 and 346
981 * The UTF-8 character set is now supported.
985 * New option -R (--RAW-CONTROL-CHARS) is like -r but handles
989 * New option -F (--quit-if-one-screen) quits if the text fits on
992 * The -w option now highlights the target line of a g or p command.
994 * A system-wide lesskey file is supported (LESSKEY_SYSTEM).
1006 Major changes between "less" versions 337 and 340
1009 single-letter form, or a new long name form (--option-name).
1010 See the less man page or "less --help" for the list of long option names.
1015 * New command -- toggles an option using the long option name.
1019 * The old -- command is renamed as -!.
1021 * If a ^P is entered between the dash and the option letter of the -
1025 "special" keys (arrows, PAGE-UP/PAGE-DOWN, HOME, END, INSERT, DELETE).
1029 * New option -~ (like -w before version 335)
1030 suppresses tildes after end-of-file.
1037 Major changes between "less" versions 335 and 337
1044 Major changes between "less" versions 332 and 335
1046 * The old -w flag (suppress tildes after end-of-file) has been removed.
1048 * New -w flag highlights the first new line after a forward-screen.
1050 * New -W flag highlights the first new line after any forward movement.
1061 * In Windows version, uses HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH if HOME is not defined.
1068 Major changes between "less" versions 330 and 332
1077 Use -X to get the old behavior.
1079 * Fixed bug on Windows when CAPS-LOCK or NUM-LOCK is pressed.
1083 * Fixed bug in tags file processing when tags file has DOS-style
1091 Major changes between "less" versions 321 and 330
1094 New option -" can be used to change the quoting characters.
1100 * LeftArrow and RightArrow are same as ESC-[ and ESC-].
1102 * Added commands ESC-( and ESC-), same as ESC-[ and ESC-].
1112 * Ported to DJGPP compiler for MS-DOS.
1119 Major changes between "less" versions 291 and 321
1124 * New commands ESC-] and ESC-[ scroll the display horizontally.
1126 * New command ESC-SPACE scrolls forward a full screen, even if it
1127 hits end-of-file.
1133 currently on-screen, but don't move to the first match.
1143 * Command line argument "--" signals that the rest of the arguments
1149 * Added -Ph to change the prompt for the help text.
1150 Added -Ps to change the default short prompt (same as plain -P).
1152 * Ported to the Borland C compiler for MS-DOS.
1156 * Ported to OS-9.
1163 Major changes between "less" versions 290 and 291
1167 * Fixed MS-DOS build.
1172 Major changes between "less" versions 278 and 290
1174 * Accepts GNU-style options "--help" and "--version".
1176 * OS/2 version looks for less.ini in $HOME before $INIT and $PATH.
1183 Major changes between "less" versions 252 and 278
1192 * The -F flag (which suppress search highlighting) has been changed
1193 to -G. A new flag, -g, changes search highlighting to highlight
1197 * New flag -I acts like -i, but ignores case even if the search
1207 Major changes between "less" versions 237 and 252
1209 * Changes in line-editing keys:
1214 * Line-editing command keys can be redefined using lesskey.
1219 * New option -V displays version number of less.
1221 * New option -V displays version number of lesskey.
1230 Major changes between "less" versions 170 and 237
1233 is highlighted. New -F flag disables this feature.
1239 * New line-editing keys, including command history (arrow keys) and
1245 * New -X flag disables sending termcap "ti" and "te" (initialize and
1248 * Changing -i from within less now correctly affects a subsequent
1251 * Searching for underlined or overstruck text now works when the -u
1252 flag is in effect, rather than the -i flag.
1263 * Ported to MS-DOS.
1271 Specifically, \ (backslash), ESC, TAB, BACKTAB, and control-L
1278 * Some previous unofficial versions of less provided a -Z flag to
1280 The -z-n flag (that is, -z with a negative number) provides this
1287 Major changes between "less" versions 123 and 170
1289 * New option -j allows target lines to be positioned anywhere on screen.
1291 * New option -S truncates displayed line at the screen width,
1294 * New option -y limits amount of forward scroll.
1296 * New option -T specifies a "tags" file.
1298 * Non-printable, non-control characters are displayed in octal.
1302 * New command -+ sets an option to its default.
1303 * New command -- sets an option to the opposite of its default.
1308 * New commands ESC-^F and ESC-^B match arbitrary types of brackets.
1310 * New command F monitors a growing file (like "tail -f").
1319 ESC-/ Search forward thru file boundaries
1320 ESC-? Search backward thru file boundaries
1321 ESC-n Repeat search thru file boundaries, same direction.
1322 ESC-N Repeat search thru file boundaries, opposite direction.
1331 a non-ASCII character set.
1333 * Partial support for MSDOS, including options -R for repainting screen
1334 on quit, -v/-V to select video mode, and -W to change window size.
1340 Major changes between "less" versions 97 and 123
1342 * New option (-N) causes line numbers to be displayed in the
1345 * New option (-?) prints help message immediately.
1347 * New option (-r) displays "raw" control characters, without
1350 * New option (-f) forces less to open non-regular files
1353 * New option (-k) can be used to specify lesskey files by name.
1355 * New option (-y) can be used to set a forward scroll limit
1356 (like -h sets a backward scroll limit).
1361 * New command ESC-/ searches all files (on the command line)
1364 * New command ESC-n repeats previous search, spanning files.
1370 * New command ESC-N repeats previous search in the reverse
1373 * 8 bit characters are now supported. A new option (-g) can be
1376 * Options which take a following string (like -t) may now
1401 * New command ":ta" is equivalent to "-t".
1403 * New command "s" is equivalent to "-l".
1405 * The - command may be followed by "+X" to revert to the default
1406 for option X, or "-X" to get the opposite of the default.
1410 "toggle-option X" to toggle a specific option X.