Re: more -d message
From: Bela Lubkin (belal_at_sco.com)
Date: 04/26/03
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Date: 25 Apr 2003 23:38:47 -0000
Dennis Mood wrote:
> "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.
That establishes a prompt which is wrong -- DEL does _not_ abort `less`.
It just interrupts the current action and brings you back to a less
prompt. Also, of course, individual users frequently change the
interrupt key to ^C or something else.
This is more correct and helpful:
LESS="-PHit space to continue, 'q' to quit, 'h' for help "
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