Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 12:02:42 -1000 From: juli mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> To: David O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/less Makefile zless.sh Message-ID: <20050518220242.GA55739@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <20050518164702.GB56326@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <200505171114.j4HBEBQ7005021@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050518164702.GB56326@dragon.NUXI.org>
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* David O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org> [ Date: 2005-05-18 ]
[ w.r.t. Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/less Makefile zless.sh ]
> On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 11:14:11AM +0000, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > des 2005-05-17 11:14:11 UTC
> >
> > FreeBSD src repository
> >
> > Modified files:
> > usr.bin/less Makefile
> > Added files:
> > usr.bin/less zless.sh
> > Log:
> > Add a zless script which invokes less using the lesspipe script.
>
> Why clutter up /usr/bin when there isn't any need to??
>
> Simple have "LESSOPEN=|lesspipe.sh %s" in your environment and the
> lesspipe.sh script worked just fine. Rather than add more junk to
> /usr/bin, I'd rather see you add LESSOPEN to the standard environment.
I'd say the Linux Finger-Compat here is worth it for the one inode. It
isn't hurting you as bad as you're implying. Insert gratuitous double
punctuation.
--
juli mallett. "It's called love and somehow it's become unmentionable."
-- New Order - Thieves Like Us
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