Rui Paulo <rpaulo_at_fnop.net> 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? > > Regards. > -- > Rui Paulo This is documented behavior. From the "less" manpage: -r or --raw-control-chars Causes "raw" control characters to be displayed. The default is to display control characters using the caret notation; for example, a control-A (octal 001) is displayed as "^A". Warning: when the -r option is used, less cannot keep track of the actual appearance of the screen (since this depends on how the screen responds to each type of control character). Thus, various dis- play problems may result, such as long lines being split in the wrong place. -- Fred Gilham gilham_at_csl.sri.com The Net interprets Microsoft products as damage, and routes around them.Received on Wed Jul 18 2007 - 12:00:17 UTC
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