about less [was: Can someone explain the output from lsusb here?]

Markus Schönhaber ubuntu-users at list-post.mks-mail.de
Sat Jul 4 16:27:21 UTC 2009


Siggy Brentrup:

>> BTW: -S make less chop long lines. That isn't what I normally want. But
>> decide for yourself.
> 
> Not quite excatly, it only hides the portion that doesn't fit
> on the screen; when at the command prompt you can scroll
> horizontally using the arrow keys.

Yes, I know. But since "chop" is the word the less man page uses do
describe what -S does, I used it too.

-- 
Regards
  mks




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