lfs-book/appendixa/less-shortdesc.xml

<sect2><title>Contents of Less</title>

<para>(Last checked against version &less-contversion;.)</para>

<para>Less is a file pager, or text viewer. It displays the contents
of a file, or stream, and has the ability to scroll. Less has a few
features not included in the <userinput>more</userinput> pager,
such as the ability to scroll backwards.</para>

<para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: less, lessecho and lesskey</para>

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