[GRASS5] [bug #894] (grass) g.list doesn't work

[Glynn Clements]

Markus Neteler wrote:

> this sounds like the less=more problem.
> Try to set
> 
> export GRASS_PAGER=less
> g.list rast
> 
> If working, we should consider to predefine GRASS_PAGER to less
> under cygwin.

I found "less" to be a nuisance (taking over the entire terminal
screen), and set GRASS_PAGER=cat. rxvt has a scrollback buffer, which
reduces the need for paging; IIRC, the NT/2K command prompt also
supports scrollback.

"more" is a pager, "less" is a file viewer. They aren't equivalent.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>