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Date:	Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:49:40 PST8
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: MORE filter with line count specification ?

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In <4046708C.77F7@peterskye.com>, on 03/03/04
at 03:55 PM, Peter Skye said:

>The one I have doesn't like me. The only option I can see that works for
>my application is -e:

Exactly how are you using it? Perhaps you want something like head rather
than less. Head can be told to list just the first 10 lines and exit.

>Additionally, once I see what I want at the front of a file and try to
>Ctrl-C to end it, it refuses and just beeps at me.

That's the way it works. Use q to exit. Use --help to get help. There's
lots of features and lots of help. Use -z 15 to set your window.

>Is this a "good" less and I'm too dumb to figure out how it works, or
>should I look around some more for a less?

Yes, it's an excellent less and it works just like I would expect a unix
less to work. It may be a more capable viewer than you need.

Regards,

Steven

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