10.97. Less-462

The Less package contains a text file viewer.

10.97.1. Installation of Less

Prepare Less for compilation:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --sysconfdir=/etc

Compile the package:

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package:

make install

Move less to /bin:

mv -v /usr/bin/less /bin

Installed programs: less, lessecho, lesskey

less	A file viewer or pager; it displays the contents of the given file, letting the user scroll, find strings, and jump to marks
lessecho	Needed to expand meta-characters, such as * and ?, in filenames on Unix systems
lesskey	Used to specify the key bindings for less