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Sagara Wijetunga wrote:

[snip]
> 
> We use /usr/bin/less from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/less, the
> less-382.tar.gz, unpatched.

Why?
 
> Does the less need to be patched in FreeBSD? If so, is there such a
> patch exist?
> 

Uhmm, this may sound a little strange, but why not use the one included as 
part of the system? In other words, there was no need to 'install' less. 
Remove whatever you installed and use the right one. It even has a man page, 
e.g., man less and you will see a man page for the included one unless 
you've made a total mess of your man pages.

I suspect there may be a possibility of bringing "Linuxisms" to your 
approach to FreeBSD. While there may be some amount of crossover, FreeBSD is 
not Linux. Learn FreeBSD as if it were new to you and leave the Linuxisms 
aside.

-Mike