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The Less package contains a text file viewer.

Approximate build time:  0.1 SBU
Required disk space:     3.4 MB

Less installation depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed.

Installation of Less

Prepare Less for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin --sysconfdir=/etc

The meaning of the configure option:

  • --sysconfdir=/etc: This option tells the programs created by the package to look in /etc for their configuration files.

Compile the package:

make

Now install it:

make install

Contents of Less

Installed programs: less, lessecho and lesskey

Short descriptions

less is a file viewer or pager. It displays the contents of the given file, letting you scroll around, find strings, and jump to marks.

lessecho is needed to expand meta-characters, such as * and ?, in filenames on Unix systems.

lesskey is used to specify the key bindings for less.

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