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.Dt MLESS 1
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mless
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.Nd conveniently read messages in less(1)
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Ar msg
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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runs
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.Xr less 1
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on the output of
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.Xr mshow 1
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for the current sequence.
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Display starts with the current message, or
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.Ar msg
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if passed.
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.Po
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See
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.Xr mmsg 7
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for the message argument syntax.
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.Pc
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.Pp
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When no messages are passed and the standard input is from a pipe,
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.Ql mseq -S
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is called to set the current sequence;
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.Nm
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is then run on the resulting sequence.
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The first "file" of the less instance will be the output of
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.Xr mscan 1 .
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This makes
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convenient for use at the end of a pipeline.
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.Pp
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will start
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.Xr less 1
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and display the current message, if possible.
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Use
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.Sq Ic ":n"
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and
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.Sq Ic ":p"
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to read the next (resp. previous) message.
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Ex -std
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr less 1 ,
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.Xr mscan 1 ,
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.Xr mseq 1 ,
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.Xr mshow 1 ,
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.Xr mmsg 7
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.Sh AUTHORS
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2017-01-21 16:17:12 +00:00
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.An Leah Neukirchen Aq Mt leah@vuxu.org
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.Sh LICENSE
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.Nm
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is in the public domain.
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.Pp
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To the extent possible under law,
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the creator of this work
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has waived all copyright and related or
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neighboring rights to this work.
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.Pp
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.Lk http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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