README.md: Mention that PAGER is ignored if set to more or most

Fixes #1666
3 years ago · c8dd32802d
parent 71f04dc0e8
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--- a/README.md
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@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ set, `less` is used by default. If you want to use a different pager, you can ei
 `PAGER` variable or set the `BAT_PAGER` environment variable to override what is specified in
 `PAGER`.

+**Note**: If `PAGER` is `more` or `most`, `bat` will silently use `less` instead to ensure support for colors.
+
 If you want to pass command-line arguments to the pager, you can also set them via the
 `PAGER`/`BAT_PAGER` variables: