Hi,
If you use less, there are ways you can change its
behaviour. For example, what follows is in my zsh init files:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
LESS="-cisFRXMWP?f%f :std in .?n?m(file %i of %m) ..?ltline %lt :byte %bB?s/%s
..?e(END) ?x- Next\: %x.:?pB%pB\%..%t"
export LESS
export LESSCHARSET=utf-8
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
The meaning of the LESS variable options is left as an exercise
for the reader :-)
Oh, and this allows me, for example, to do less xyz.deb, or
abc.rpm and examine the package file nicely with less:
,----[ ~/bin/lessopen ]
| #!/bin/bash
| # Decode directories:
| if [ -d "$1" ]; then
| echo "$1:"; ls -als $1
| else
| case "$1" in
| *.tar.gz|*.tgz|*.tar.Z)
| tar tzvvf $1
| zcat $1
| ;;
| *.Z|*.gz)
| gunzip -c $1
| ;;
| *.bz2)
| bunzip2 -ckd $1
| ;;
| *.bz)
| bunzip -ckd $1
| ;;
| *.tar)
| tar tvf $1
| cat $1
| ;;
| *.deb)
| echo "$1:";
| if [ -x /usr/bin/dpkg ]; then
| dpkg --info $1;
| echo -e '\n*** Contents:';
| dpkg-deb --contents $1
| else
| echo -e '\n*** Control:';
| ar -p $1 control.tar.gz | tar zvvft -
| echo -e '\n*** Contents:';
| ar -p $1 data.tar.gz | tar zvvft -
| fi
| ;;
| *.zip|*.ZIP)
| if [ -x /usr/bin/unzip ]; then
| unzip -v $1;
| else
| echo "No unzip available";
| fi
| ;;
| *.lzh)
| if [ -x /usr/bin/lha ]; then
| lha v $1;
| else
| echo "No lha available";
| fi
| ;;
| *.rpm)
| if [ -x /usr/bin/rpm ]; then
| echo $1;
| rpm -q -i -p $1;
| echo -e '\n*** Contents:';
| rpm -q -l -p $1;
| else
| echo "No rpm available";
| fi
| ;;
| *.zoo)
| if [ -x /usr/bin/zoo ]; then
| zoo v $1;
| else
| echo "No zoo available";
| fi
| ;;
| *.arj|*.ARJ)
| if [ -x /usr/bin/unarj ]; then
| unarj -v $1;
| else
| echo "No unarj available";
| fi
| ;;
| *.gif|*.jpeg|*.jpg|*.pcd|*.png|*.tga|*.tiff|*.tif)
| if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/identify ]; then
| /usr/X11R6/bin/identify $1;
| else
| echo -e "No identify available
| echo -e Install ImageMagick to browse images";
| fi
| ;;
| esac
| fi
`----
manoj
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