Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:18:43 +0100 From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net> To: d@delphij.net Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: less -r broken with long lines Message-ID: <469E2F53.9040805@fnop.net> In-Reply-To: <469D6D3A.6070408@delphij.net> References: <469D651C.6080504@fnop.net> <469D6D3A.6070408@delphij.net>
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LI Xin wrote: > Hi, > > Rui Paulo wrote: >> Hi, >> There's something about how the new less version handles lines greater >> than the virtual terminal's size. >> >> Test case on an xterm/rxvt/screen session: >> >> less -r /etc/syslog.conf - you won't see the $FreeBSD$ id tag because >> of the long line regarding to /var/log/messages. Try resizing your >> terminal so that this line fits in the right number of columns. You'll >> see the problem disappear. >> >> less -r /etc/rc.firewall - since there are no long lines in the first >> page, you won't notice the problem >> >> Everything works fine if less is used without the -r argument or if less >> is run from the console. >> >> Does this ring any bell to anyone? > > Are you sure that this is not expected behavior? I have tried less v394 > on a 6.2-RELEASE box and it seems that the behavior is the same... Well, if this is the expected behavior, I never noticed it before. Sorry for the noise. -- Rui Paulo
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