Karl Cunningham wrote:
> Having a bad brain day. Can't seem to figure this one out; can't be that
> difficult.

Happens to me more each day. ;-) :-(

> I have a file containing about 100 file names (one per line) that I
> would like to send to less as if they were the list of files to view on
> the command line.
> 
> So far all I've succeeded in doing is have less show me the contents of
> the file that contains the list of files to view.

If you want them to be viewed in one less session,
  less `cat listfile`

Use :n and :p to move through the files (note online help h).

For separate sessions,
  while read F;do less $F;done <listfile
this is kindof nasty, as it's difficult to abort.

Don't ignore using an editor to view, for possible syntax highlighting
benefits:
  gview `cat listfile`

Regards,
..jim

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