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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LESSKEY(1) LESSKEY(1)
DESCRIPTION
Lesskey is used to specify a set of key bindings to be used by less.
- The input file is a text file which describes the key bindings, If the
+ The input file is a text file which describes the key bindings. If the
input file is "-", standard input is read. If no input file is speci-
fied, a standard filename is used as the name of the input file, which
depends on the system being used: On Unix systems, $HOME/.lesskey is
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ LESSKEY(1) LESSKEY(1)
can be used in certain cases to extend the functionality of a command.
For example, see the "{" and ":t" commands in the example below. The
extra string has a special meaning for the "quit" action: when less
- quits, first character of the extra string is used as its exit status.
+ quits, first character of the extra string is used as its exit status.
EXAMPLE
@@ -225,12 +225,12 @@ LESSKEY(1) LESSKEY(1)
PRECEDENCE
- Commands specified by lesskey take precedence over the default com-
- mands. A default command key may be disabled by including it in the
- input file with the action "invalid". Alternatively, a key may be
- defined to do nothing by using the action "noaction". "noaction" is
+ Commands specified by lesskey take precedence over the default com-
+ mands. A default command key may be disabled by including it in the
+ input file with the action "invalid". Alternatively, a key may be
+ defined to do nothing by using the action "noaction". "noaction" is
similar to "invalid", but less will give an error beep for an "invalid"
- command, but not for a "noaction" command. In addition, ALL default
+ command, but not for a "noaction" command. In addition, ALL default
commands may be disabled by adding this control line to the input file:
#stop
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ LESSKEY(1) LESSKEY(1)
\ek up
\ku up
\ej down
+ ^G abort
@@ -322,27 +323,22 @@ LESSKEY(1) LESSKEY(1)
WARNINGS
- It is not possible to specify special keys, such as uparrow, in a key-
- board-independent manner. The only way to specify such keys is to
- specify the escape sequence which a particular keyboard sends when such
- a key is pressed.
-
- On MS-DOS and OS/2 systems, certain keys send a sequence of characters
- which start with a NUL character (0). This NUL character should be
+ On MS-DOS and OS/2 systems, certain keys send a sequence of characters
+ which start with a NUL character (0). This NUL character should be
represented as \340 in a lesskey file.
COPYRIGHT
- Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Mark Nudelman
+ Copyright (C) 2000-2011 Mark Nudelman
lesskey is part of the GNU project and is free software; you can redis-
- tribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ tribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2,
or (at your option) any later version.
- lesskey is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ lesskey is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
@@ -358,4 +354,4 @@ LESSKEY(1) LESSKEY(1)
- Version 436: 07 Jul 2009 LESSKEY(1)
+ Version 443: 09 Apr 2011 LESSKEY(1)