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.\" $NetBSD: less.1,v 1.16 2006/10/26 01:33:08 mrg Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: less.1,v 1.17 2006/12/17 16:16:53 jmmv Exp $
.\"
.TH LESS 1 "Version 394: 03 Dec 2005"
.SH NAME
@ -32,14 +32,33 @@ less \- opposite of more (a filter for browsing text files)
.I Less
is a program similar to
.I more
(1), but which allows backward movement
in the file as well as forward movement.
Also,
(1), a filter that shows text one page at a time.
In NetBSD the two utilities are implemented by the same binary but they
expose slightly different behavior.
Their differences are detailed below:
.IP \(bu 4
.I less
allows backward movement in the file as well as forward movement.
.IP \(bu 4
.I 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
.I vi
(1).
.IP \(bu 4
.I more
ignores * and @ in search commands.
.IP \(bu 4
.I less
does not clear the screen or squish it to the bottom, for the first
page, or when exiting.
.IP \(bu 4
.I more
sets the -E -m -G -f flags automatically.
.IP \(bu 4
.I more
uses $MORE instead of $LESS for extra options.
.PP
.I Less
uses termcap (or terminfo on some systems),
so it can run on a variety of terminals.