4.29. Less-692

The Less package contains a text file viewer.

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4.29.1. Installation of Less

Prepare Less for compilation:

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

The meaning of the configure options:

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

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

Installed programs: less, lessecho, and lesskey

less	A file viewer or pager; it displays the contents of the given file, letting the user scroll, find strings, and jump to marks
lessecho	Needed to expand meta-characters, such as * and ?, in filenames on Unix systems
lesskey	Used to specify the key bindings for less