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  1. @jftuga jftuga revised this gist May 5, 2022. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFRs`
    set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFRs` in your .bash_profile or .bashrc:

    * `-S`: chop lines, side scroll with left/right arrow keys
    * `-X`: leave contents on screen when less exits
    * `-I`: ignore case
    * `-I`: ignore case when searching with `/` or `?`
    * `-F`: quit immediately when the entire file fits in one screen
    * `-R`: enable colored output
    * `-s`: squeeze blank lines into a single blank line
  2. @jftuga jftuga revised this gist Dec 7, 2021. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFR`
    set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFRs`

    * `-S`: chop lines, side scroll with left/right arrow keys
    * `-X`: leave contents on screen when less exits
    * `-I`: ignore case
    * `-F`: quit immediately when the entire file fits in one screen
    * `-R`: enable colored output
    * `-s`: squeeze blank lines into a single blank line

    **useful:**

    @@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFR`
    * `-R`: Causes `raw` control characters to be displayed, but only ANSI "color" escape sequences
    * `-p`: equivalent to specifying +/pattern;
    * * that is, it tells less to start at the first occurrence of pattern in the file
    * `-s`: squeeze blank lines into a single blank line
    * `--incsearch`: incremental search
    * `--mouse --wheel-lines=10`: let the mouse wheel scroll `10` lines at a time
    * To start at a specific line number, say line 150, use `less +150 filename`
  3. @jftuga jftuga revised this gist Jun 2, 2021. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFR`

    * `-S`: chop lines, side scroll
    * `-S`: chop lines, side scroll with left/right arrow keys
    * `-X`: leave contents on screen when less exits
    * `-I`: ignore case
    * `-F`: quit immediately when the entire file fits in one screen
  4. @jftuga jftuga revised this gist Mar 14, 2021. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFR`
    * `-s`: squeeze blank lines into a single blank line
    * `--incsearch`: incremental search
    * `--mouse --wheel-lines=10`: let the mouse wheel scroll `10` lines at a time
    * To start at a specific line number, say line 150, use "less +150 filename"
    * To start at a specific line number, say line 150, use `less +150 filename`

    **note:** these options are compatible with [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)
  5. @jftuga jftuga revised this gist Mar 14, 2021. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 0 deletions.
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    @@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFR`
    * `-s`: squeeze blank lines into a single blank line
    * `--incsearch`: incremental search
    * `--mouse --wheel-lines=10`: let the mouse wheel scroll `10` lines at a time
    * To start at a specific line number, say line 150, use "less +150 filename"

    **note:** these options are compatible with [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)
  6. @jftuga jftuga revised this gist Mar 14, 2021. 1 changed file with 8 additions and 2 deletions.
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    * `-F`: quit immediately when the entire file fits in one screen
    * `-R`: enable colored output

    **useful**
    **useful:**

    * `-N`: line numbers
    * `-F`: force open non-regular files
    * `-R`: Causes `raw` control characters to be displayed, but only ANSI "color" escape sequences
    * `-p`: equivalent to specifying +/pattern;
    * * that is, it tells less to start at the first occurrence of pattern in the file
    * `-s`: squeeze blank lines into a single blank line
    * `--incsearch`: incremental search
    * `--mouse --wheel-lines=10`: let the mouse wheel scroll `10` lines at a time

    **note:** these options are compatible with [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)
    **note:** these options are compatible with [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)
  7. @jftuga jftuga created this gist Mar 14, 2021.
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    set `LESS` environment variable to: `-SXIFR`

    * `-S`: chop lines, side scroll
    * `-X`: leave contents on screen when less exits
    * `-I`: ignore case
    * `-F`: quit immediately when the entire file fits in one screen
    * `-R`: enable colored output

    **useful**

    * `-N`: line numbers
    * `-F`: force open non-regular files

    **note:** these options are compatible with [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)