I just installed a headless Debian server, so far with an old monitor for initial setup. While doing the initial configuration and setup, I noticed one "inconvenience" - less always keeps innards of closed file in my terminal. So far I have found how to "not clear" that info with less parameter -X. That is the opposite of what I want, as I understand.
So I read less uses some termcap to keep some initial view when starting and to return to it when exiting, thus not showing the opened and then closed files text after exiting. But that seems deprecated.
I have no variables like $LESS or others starting with that name.
How do I get less to return to previous view and remove the file contents from screen/terminal after exiting? Is there some config less uses?
Asked by uldics
(21 rep)
Dec 28, 2019, 12:45 PM