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On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:07:37 -0800, Darren New wrote:
> (Am I the only one that has been perpetually bugged since before Linux
> that exiting a man page display clears the screen?
Just need to change your pager - less is used by default, if you change
it to "more", you can probably get around that by pressing Q. :-)
(IOW, it's not a function of man, it's a function of the pager)
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
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> Just need to change your pager - less is used by default, if you change
> it to "more", you can probably get around that by pressing Q. :-)
True, but less is so much more than more, while more is so much less
than less.
IMO that's only downside of less with man-pages. With more I can't
scroll the page backwards, which is often useful feature - another one
is search. There's a good reason why less has basically substituted more.
> (IOW, it's not a function of man, it's a function of the pager)
True, but a pager better than less is still a mystery - at least for me.
> Jim
-Aero
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:07:50 +0200, Eero Ahonen wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>> Just need to change your pager - less is used by default, if you change
>> it to "more", you can probably get around that by pressing Q. :-)
>
> True, but less is so much more than more, while more is so much less
> than less.
I don't disagree with that assessment at all. :-)
Just pointing out that the issue isn't with man or man pages, but with
the choice of pager used for viewing them.
Jim
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Eero Ahonen wrote:
> That might even be a bug in the file manager software. That's why I
> asked to try from command line.
That was the hint I needed, yes. :-)
> No, you're not. I tend to use multiple Xterms to cover that problem -
> that way you even can scroll the man-page while writing the command.
Same here. Sucks when it's before windowing systems, tho. :-)
I always wonder about the people who say how great Emacs is because it can
open multiple files at once, and I just say "I can do that with vi. It's
called X-Windows." :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Why is there a chainsaw in DOOM?
There aren't any trees on Mars.
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> (IOW, it's not a function of man, it's a function of the pager)
I knew that. It just never seems worth the effort to fix it for myself. :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Why is there a chainsaw in DOOM?
There aren't any trees on Mars.
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Darren New wrote:
>> No, you're not. I tend to use multiple Xterms to cover that problem -
>> that way you even can scroll the man-page while writing the command.
>
> Same here. Sucks when it's before windowing systems, tho. :-)
>
Then there usually is 6 virtual consoles or screen installed ;).
-Aero
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Jim Henderson wrote:
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> Just pointing out that the issue isn't with man or man pages, but with
> the choice of pager used for viewing them.
Yep. And yes, less clearing the screen after quit manages to annoy me in
many other situations also, not just man-pages.
> Jim
-Aero
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Eero Ahonen wrote:
> Then there usually is 6 virtual consoles or screen installed ;).
Only on Linux! :-)
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Why is there a chainsaw in DOOM?
There aren't any trees on Mars.
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:01:14 +0200, Eero Ahonen wrote:
> Yep. And yes, less clearing the screen after quit manages to annoy me in
> many other situations also, not just man-pages.
Same here. I wonder if there's a way to change that behaviour - not
enough to have looked previously, but if I'm bored tonight, maybe I'll
look. ;-)
Jim
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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Virtual PC and Linux sharing files?
Date: 6 Jan 2009 19:30:19
Message: <4963f79b@news.povray.org>
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On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:37:20 -0800, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> (IOW, it's not a function of man, it's a function of the pager)
>
> I knew that. It just never seems worth the effort to fix it for myself.
> :-)
Same here. :-)
Jim
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