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From: "Keith Starsmeare" <keith_starsmeare AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: termcap-20010825-1
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:55:27 +0100
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 3:51 AM
Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: termcap-20010825-1


> This version just adds the support for saving and restoring the screen
buffer
> to the termcap "database".  This will allow termcap compiled programs like
> 'less' to display the previous screen when you exit from them.  It will
not
> affect ncurses compiled programs, of course.

Is there a way to stop less recovering the previous screen? I often find it
quite handy to be able to see the file I've just looked at. On systems where
more/less does this I often find myself 'cat'ing the file afterwards so that
I can still see it!

Keith


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