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Date:      Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:55:56 +0100
From:      Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
To:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   less -r broken with long lines
Message-ID:  <469D651C.6080504@fnop.net>

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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?

Regards.
-- 
Rui Paulo



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