Is there any way to exit "less" without clearing the screen?
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Relatively often, I find myself wanting to quit
less
but leave what I was viewing on the screen, to refer back to. Is there any way to do this? Workarounds?
(My current workaround is to quit, then use more
. So any workaround that's better than that is welcomed. The ideal would be something I can use once I'm already inside less
, perhaps with a shell setting or some scripting.)
My desktop is OSX, but I use RHEL and Ubuntu servers.
Asked by Steve Bennett
(2303 rep)
May 14, 2012, 01:36 PM
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