README
1/*
2 * Copyright (c) 1988 Mark Nudleman
3 * Copyright (c) 1988 Regents of the University of California.
4 * All rights reserved.
5 *
6 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
7 * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
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9 * advertising materials, and other materials related to such
10 * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
11 * by Mark Nudleman and the University of California, Berkeley. The
12 * name of Mark Nudleman or the
13 * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
14 * from this software without specific prior written permission.
15 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
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17 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
18 *
19 * @(#)README 5.2 (Berkeley) 07/25/88
20 */
21
22This is the distribution of "less", a paginator similar to "more" or "pg".
23The manual page is in less.man (nroff source in less.nro).
24
25INSTALLATION:
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271. Move the distributed source to its own directory and
28 unpack it by running "sh" on the distribution files,
29 if you have not already done so.
30
312. Type "sh linstall" and answer the questions it asks.
32 This will generate a makefile and a defines.h.
33
34 If you choose not to include some features in your version,
35 you may wish to edit the manual page "less.nro" and the help
36 page "less.help" to remove the references to the appropriate
37 commands or options.
38
393. It is a good idea to look over the generated makefile
40 and make sure it looks ok.
41
424. Type "make" and watch the fun.
43
445. If the make succeeds, it will generate a program "less"
45 in your current directory. Test the generated program.
46
476. When satisfied that it works, if you wish to install it
48 in a public place, type "make install".
49
50If you have any problems building or running "less",
51suggestions, complaints, etc., you may mail to the
52author via USENET at:
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58Note to hackers: comments noting possible improvements are enclosed
59in double curly brackets {{ like this }}.
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