From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 11 17:37:39 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF7D6106564A for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:37:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 976498FC13 for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:37:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id p3BHa5qM005802; Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:36:05 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id p3BHa5A3005801; Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:36:05 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:36:05 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Martin McCormick Message-ID: <20110411173605.GB5598@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <201104111636.p3BGab4r016267@x.it.okstate.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201104111636.p3BGab4r016267@x.it.okstate.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stopping Less from creating Log Files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:37:39 -0000 On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:36:37AM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: > This is a minor problem but I use "more" to read Email messages > from nmh. If one forgets what screen one is in, it is possible > to start typing and create a log file of the message in which > ever mailbox directory one is reading out of. > > The man page for more is actually linked to less even > though FreeBSD has /usr/bin/more and less. I even tried in the > .mh_profile to call more with -Oo/dev/null but if you hit a key, > the "logfile" prompt appears and any subsequent key strokes are > part of the new file name. I think 'more' is just a link to 'less' anyway. The binaries are the same according to dif and cmp. (not what you were asking, but...) ////jerry > > This really is only a minor nuisance because it creates > junk files that then have to be removed from the directory. So, > if there is a way to make more or less not write anything, it > would be more or less appreciated. > > Many thanks in advance. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"