From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Keith Starsmeare" To: "Michael Schaap" Cc: Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: termcap-20010825-1 Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 03:53:00 -0000 Message-id: <000e01c12faf$b3fe8a30$5d754789@edinstonehaven> References: <200108260251.f7Q2pSQ27931@loony.cygnus.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20010827122336.03022c78@imap.local.mscha.com> X-SW-Source: 2001-08/msg01284.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Schaap" To: Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: termcap-20010825-1 > At 09:55 27-8-2001, Keith Starsmeare wrote: > >Is there a way to stop less recovering the previous screen? I often find it > >quite handy to be able to see the file I've just looked at. On systems where > >more/less does this I often find myself 'cat'ing the file afterwards so that > >I can still see it! > > Have you checked "less --help" or "man less"? Yes, but I was looking for something like "Don't clear the screen" rather than "Don't use termcap init/deinit strings"! > (Hint: I have "alias more='less -X -F'") Thanks very much for your hint - this has bugged me for ages on other platforms (and soon would have using cygwin too). I guess I've never bothered to ask before because I just knew that some smart-arse would take offense at stupid users asking questions to a mail list! Keith -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/