Re: Poll: should man(1)'s default pager change to "less -s"?

From: Chris H <bsd-lists_at_BSDforge.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:39:09 -0800
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:27:37 -0800 "Kevin Oberman" <rkoberman_at_gmail.com> said

> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Chris H <bsd-lists_at_bsdforge.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:15:10 -0800 <sgk_at_troutmask.apl.washington.edu> said
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:03:54AM -0700, Alan Somers wrote:
> >> > Should man(1)'s default pager change to "less -s"?  Vote and flame at
> >> the
> >> > Phabricator link below.
> >> > > https://reviews.freebsd.org/V7
> >> >
> >> Does not work.
> >>
> >> Unhandled Exception ("AphrontMalformedRequestException")
> >> Your browser did not submit a "phcid" cookie with client state
> >> information in the request.  Check that cookies are enabled.
> >> If this problem persists, you may need to clear your cookies.
> >>
> >> Of course, I don't have an account on https://reviews.freebsd.org/
> >>
> > Hah! I got the same (alarming) feedback too. I then tried to just log in,
> > and it worked. Guess you'll need, or create an account? :-)
> >
> > --Chris
> >
> >
> >> --
> >> Steve
> >>
> >
> I have not used those ancient, very limited pagers for years, but I am sure
> that almost nobody has even heard of the much more powerful sysutils/most.
Ooo... I may have voted too soon. :-O
Thanks for the pointer, Kevin!

--Chris
> 
> While newer than more or less, it is hardly new in most senses as I first
> used it on VMS systems at least a quarter century ago, probably longer.
> --
> Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer
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