Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:30:34 +0800 From: LI Xin <delphij@delphij.net> To: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: less -r broken with long lines Message-ID: <469D6D3A.6070408@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <469D651C.6080504@fnop.net> References: <469D651C.6080504@fnop.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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... Cheers, -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGnW07OfuToMruuMARCkKKAJwI4gcNaS6lfnJdV3kpPHXowLakXwCfZ017 9Yt02WsFQYSA9koh2RQGiDc= =DUxL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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