On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 06:55:09AM -0700, James Haskell wrote: > hello all, > > i just upgraded from woody to sarge, and it *seems* > that in the process, my pager has changed from > /usr/bin/less to /bin/more. > e.g. if i type: > cd /usr/include/ <tab> <tab> > bash displays: > Display all 370 possibilities? (y or n) > when i type y, bash lists the files using /bin/more.
AFAIK, it shouldn't be using an external pager at all; it should simply write to stdout. > chase `which pager` says that /usr/bin/pager points to > /usr/bin/less. That seems right. > how do i get less to be my default pager? and am i > correct in concluding that the upgrade changed my pager? It seems that less *is* your default pager. What happens if you try $ ls /usr/include/ | pager ? -- PJR :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
