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LESSKEY(1) MINIX Version 1.3
LESSKEY(1)
NAME lesskey - specify key bindings for less
SYNOPSIS lesskey [-o output] [input]
DESCRIPTION Lesskey is used to specify a set of
key bindings to be used by less. The input file is a
text file which describes the key bindings, and
the output file is a binary file which is used by
less. If no input file is specified, standard input
is used. If no output file is specified, $HOME/.less is
used.
The input file consists of lines of the form:
string <whitespace> action <newline>
Whitespace is any sequence of one or more spaces and/or
tabs. The "string" is the command key(s) which invoke
the action. The string may be a single command key, or
a sequence of up to 15 keys. The "action" is the name
of the less action, from the list below. The charac-
ters in the "string" may appear literally, or be pre-
fixed by a carat to indicate a control key. A back-
slash may be used to cause the following character to
be taken literally. Characters which must be preceeded
by backslash include carat, space, tab and the back-
slash itself. A backslash followed by one to three oc-
tal digits may be used to specify a character by
its octal value. Blank lines and lines which start with a
pound sign (#) are ignored.
As an example, the following input file describes
the set of default command keys used by less:
k back-line y
back-line ^K back-line
^Y back-line ^P back-line
b back-screen
^B back-screen 33v back-
screen u back-scroll
^U back-scroll ? back-
search E examine
^X^V examine + first-cmd
e forw-line j
forw-line ^E forw-line
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^J forw-line ^M
forw-line ^N forw-line
f forw-screen ^F forw-
screen 40 forw-screen
^V forw-screen d forw-
scroll ^D forw-scroll
/ forw-search G goto-end
> goto-end 33>
goto-end g goto-line
< goto-line 33< goto-line
' goto-mark ^X^X
goto-mark H help
N next-file % percent
p percent P
prev-file q quit
ZZ quit ^L repaint
^R repaint r
repaint R flush-repaint
n repeat-search m set-
mark ! shell =
status ^G status
- toggle-option _ dis-
play-option V version
v visual
Commands specified by lesskey take precedence over the
default commands. A default command key may be dis-
abled by including it in the key file with the action
"invalid".
SEE ALSO less(1)
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