Roland Mainz wrote: >> I believe that you can't make less a fully upward compatible replacement >> for more, if for no other reason than the EOF handling - that's just the >> way each one is. >> > > Erm... doesn't /usr/xpg4/bin/more behave the same way as "less" in this > case ? > Does it matter? /usr/xpg4/bin/more is not the current default.
For all I know, this could be the reason we have two versions of more. >> Hence. it *must* be a discussion of styles. >> >> Is more broken? No. >> >> Is less broken? (Maybe - faulty i18n, but lets ignore this) >> > > Erm, /usr/bin/more is not CSI-enabled while "less" handles this at least > partially correct. > OK. How about: Is more broken? Yes Is less broken? Yes The only question is if less is a regression from more (one of Darren's allowed comments). (Discussion about PS1 deleted. Wrong thread. IMHO, nothing new.) - jek3
