Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 11:43:06 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Ed Jezak <jezak AT rmc DOT ca>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Is there a GNU/DJGPP "List"?
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On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Ed Jezak wrote:

> Typically I run <list> with no parameters; find the directory I want
> using only the arrow keys and RETURN; and examine some files in that
> directory (in no particular order) by using only the above keys.  I do
> not have to type any directory or file names.

I fail to understand why file name completion is considered less
user-friendly than directory listing navigation.

Did you ever try to press TAB after typing a few first characters of
the file/directory name at Less's prompt?  In my experience, using
this feature, you can always get into the right directory faster than
by scrolling a display with arrow keys, with a possible exception of
very small directories.

And if you want a directory display while in Less, you can always say
"!ls -lg RET", and see it.