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2 .TH LESS 1 "Version 679: 28 May 2025"
4 less \- display the contents of a file in a terminal
6 .B "less \-?"
8 .B "less \-\-help"
10 .B "less \-V"
12 .B "less \-\-version"
14 .B "less [\-[+]aABcCdeEfFgGiIJKLmMnNqQrRsSuUVwWX\(ti]"
27 .B Less
31 .B Less
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609 Options are also taken from the environment variable "LESS".
611 to avoid typing "less \-options \&...\&" each time
612 .B less
616 setenv LESS "\-options"
621 LESS="\-options"; export LESS
628 so command line options override the LESS environment variable.
629 If an option appears in the LESS variable, it can be reset
637 LESS="Dnwb$Dsbw"
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669 This was the default behavior in less versions prior to 441.
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675 (unless the file is a pipe; see the \-B option).
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1013 LESS, LESSSECURE, LESSCHARSET and others,
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1094 This option would normally be put in the LESS environment
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1098 Such an option must either be the last option in the LESS variable,
1131 .B less
1141 but to avoid unintentional use, it cannot be set in a LESS environment variable.
1142 If \-r appears in a LESS environment variable, it is treated as if it were \-R.
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1300 lines less than the current screen size.
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1435 a program name ("vi", "vim", "ex", or "less"),
1443 The word "set" is required if the program name is "less"
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2033 be less than 31 characters.
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2331 Less can also be compiled to be permanently in "secure" mode.
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2342 In this mode, less behaves differently in these ways:
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2364 The LESS environment variable is ignored,
2397 .IP LESS
2399 .B less
2482 Prefix which less will add before each metacharacter in a
2489 Runs less in "secure" mode.
2504 .B less
2505 use less than the full screen width.
2507 this much less than the actual screen width.
2512 .B less
2513 use less than the full screen height.
2515 this much less than the actual screen height.
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2536 .B less
2538 is less than or equal to the screen height minus the value of
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2556 on the command line or in the LESS environment variable.
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2598 less is part of the GNU project and is free software.
2602 the Free Software Foundation; or (2) the Less License.
2603 See the file README in the less distribution for more details
2606 along with the source for less; see the file COPYING.
2609 You should also have received a copy of the Less License;
2612 less is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
2622 .UR https://github.com/gwsw/less/issues
2625 For more information, see the less homepage at
2627 .UR https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less