Subject: pkg/19587: updated misc/less DESCR
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/27/2002 20:43:03
>Number: 19587
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: more info in misc/less DESCR (patch included)
>Confidential: yes
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Dec 27 20:44:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:
>Release: NetBSD 1.6
>Organization:
http://bsd.reedmedia.net/
>Environment:
System: NetBSD rainier.reedmedia.net 1.6 NetBSD 1.6 (JCR-20020927) #3: Sat Sep 28 13:40:20 PDT 2002 reed@rainier.reedmedia.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/JCR-20020927 i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
A patch is below to give a better description for less.
(By the way, some English dictionaries don't have a "s" on backwards;
I don't care if s/backwards/backward/ .)
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- misc/less/DESCR.orig Fri Dec 27 20:14:05 2002
+++ misc/less/DESCR Fri Dec 27 20:33:38 2002
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
- Less is a program similar to more (1), but which allows
- backward movement in the file as well as forward movement.
- Also, less does not have to read the entire input file
- before starting, so with large input files it starts up
- faster than text editors like vi (1).
+Less is a pager program more advanced than more(1). Its features
+include backwards movement, searching and highlighting, multiple files,
+bold and underlining, key bindings (using lesskey(1)), customized tab
+stops, filters for different file types, custom character sets, line
+numbering, custom prompts, and more.
+
+Also, less does not have to read the entire input file before
+starting, so with large input files it starts up faster than text
+editors like vi(1).
+
+This package also includes the lessecho command which can expand
+metacharacters, such as * and ?, in filenames.
+
+This version of less was written by and is maintained by Mark Nudelman.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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