Re: more -d message

From: Dennis Mood (dmood_at_diamatrix.net)
Date: 04/25/03


Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:54:04 -0400


"Pavil Natanovich" <pasha582@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e3b61087.0304241025.7e77cd52@posting.google.com...
> The standard more -d message is:
>
> Hit space to continue, Rubout to abort
>
> I changed this to "Hit space to continue, del to abort," as our
> keyboard keys are not labelled "rubout." Now I want to change the
> message again, but cannot remember how I did it.
>
> Does anyone know how to change the more -d message?

Assuming you are using SCO Openserver 5.0.6a:
try setting an environment variable:

LESS="-P Hit space to continue, del to abort"
export LESS

this variable sets default options to pass to the 'more' command

see "man more" for more information.



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