[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] Updating 'man'

[Grigorios Bouzakis]

On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 07:00:31PM +0100, Philippe Miron wrote:
> I tought that:
> Less is more than more and most is more than less!
> 
> What are the main advantages of using less?
> 

For a "normal" user close to none other than installing an additional
package, since less is the default pager for all respected linux distros
i am familiar with.
Advanced users who practice bash scripting might need the extra features
when piping stuff etc.
Also see the comments on these:
http://debaday.debian.net/2007/04/20/most-an-alternative-and-powerful-pager-program/
http://debaday.livejournal.com/24084.html
As the author of most states, "most supports multiple windows and can scroll left 
and right", but that is its only advantage in compare to less, excluding
color.
Last, take a look at the man pages of both apps.

Greg