On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Bob Taylor wrote:
> Sorry this is not what I want. I'm not sure how to explain it better.
> I type less <somefile> in an xterm OR console and less does not
> actually write on the xterm/console. In other words when I exit less
> what it has printed disappears leaving my screen the same way it was
> before I typed less.
Less should work that way in an xterm or some other X based terminals, but
does _not_ work that way on the Linux console. xterm has a special
feature, where it actually has two buffers for output. The Linux console
does not.
If your xterm is not functioning properly, check the $TERM variable, and
look for a .termcap (or was that .terminfo??) file in your home dir.
MSG
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