On 01/08/2012, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mellertson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Also, you can use ls -FR --color | less -R to get rid of the output
> to the screen buffer.
The -F option of 'less' could be added:
ls -FR --color | less -FR
This activates 'less' only if necessary, when there is more data than
will fit on one screen.
This could then be made into a function, for convenience:
function myfuncname { ls -FR --color | less -FR ; }
After this is done once, just type myfuncname to run the whole thing
anywhere, anytime
(but only in that shell).
Function definitions like this usually go into .bashrc in your home
directory so that they are automatically defined in every shell you
start.
Also, be aware that the behaviour of less is customisable by setting
an environment variable named LESS. I have
export LESS="FMRSX#.2"
in .bash_profile in my home directory, so this activates -FR without
needing to specify it explicitly anywhere.
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