Daniel Haude: > > when viewing man pages (or any kind of file, really) with "less", what > bugs me is that less restores the screen content before its execution on > exit. Which means that I always need to switch between two terminals (or > use screen) when I need to keep an eye on the manpage while trying to > compose a difficult command line. I'd prefer to be able to quit less > (and man) at the point of interest and just get my propmt back, with the > remains of the manpage still on screen. "more" does this, but I prefer less.
Actually, this is a feature of your terminal that less is using (and most people like it). But you should be able to turn it off completely (independent of the program), see <http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/noaltscreen.html>. J. -- If I had to live on a desert island I would take a mobile phone, preferably a Nokia 8810. [Agree] [Disagree] <http://www.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/data_enter2.html>
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