'Christoph Lameter wrote:' > >A wish because of the heavy usage of gzipped files under debian: > >- Add functionality for less to automatically recognize a gzipped file >and view it correctly without having to resort to zless.
I have code for that (or you can use most): First set some environment variables in .bash_profile or /etc/profile: export LESSCLOSE="lessclose.sh %s %s" LESSOPEN="lessopen.sh %s" Then somewhere in $PATH put lessclose.sh and lessopen.sh: $ cat /usr/local/bin/lessclose.sh #!/bin/sh rm $2 $ cat /usr/local/bin/lessopen.sh #!/bin/sh # When the environment variable LESSOPEN is set to refer to this file # (e.g., LESSOPEN="lessopen.sh %s"), one can do several interesting # things with pipes (see less(1) for details). Namely, # 1. view any gzipped or compressed file(s) anywhere in the filesystem with # the simple command "less filename(s)". And you can use less' multiple # file searching and bookmark facilities on the gzipped files! # 2. view a list of compressed and uncompressed files from the same # command prompt (using all of less' multiple file features). # 3. "zcat file.gz | less" still works. if [ $1 != "-" ]; then # $1 = "-" when we are reading standard input gzip -t $1 &> /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then # Is it compressed? zcat $1 > /tmp/$$.`basename $1` # Use basename for files in echo /tmp/$$.`basename $1` # other directories fi fi exit 0 -- Christopher J. Fearnley | Linux/Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UNIX SIG Leader at PACS http://www.netaxs.com/~cjf | (Philadelphia Area Computer Society) ftp://ftp.netaxs.com/people/cjf | Design Science Revolutionary "Dare to be Naive" -- Bucky Fuller | Explorer in Universe