Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:05:36 +0300 From: moridin@mm.st To: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: less "there is no -l option" Message-ID: <c9da8409-7d53-cbfe-16ac-24be7c5a51ba@mm.st> In-Reply-To: <548D7ED2-9BEA-4B73-9F86-5597AB305B29@kreme.com> References: <548D7ED2-9BEA-4B73-9F86-5597AB305B29@kreme.com>
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@lbutlr wrote:
> When executing the less I get an error from less:
>
> ce # less 20200814-093500.36786.2.trace
> There is no -l option ("less --help" for help)
> - (press RETURN)
>
> then the less command continues
>
> # which less
> /usr/bin/less
> # less --version
> There is no -l option ("less --help" for help)
> less 530 (POSIX regular expressions)
> Copyright (C) 1984-2017 Mark Nudelman
>
> less comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
> For information about the terms of redistribution,
> see the file named README in the less distribution.
> Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less
>
> # echo "$LESS\n$PAGER\n$MANPAGER"
> less -esXFR
This is the source of the problem, LESS variable needs to contain only
the options:
$ which less
/usr/bin/less
$ less
Missing filename ("less --help" for help)
$ LESS="less -esXFR" less
There is no -l option ("less --help" for help)
Missing filename ("less --help" for help)
> less -esXFR
> less -esXFR
>
> This is new behavior in the last few days, and the less binary dates from nearly a year ago.
>
>
>
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