Craig Sanders wrote: > > 2. create a shell script called lesspipe.sh in /usr/local/bin. > ...[short and rich example]... > this can be extended to cover many more file types. > I agree. As a suggestion for including in the less package (maybe in example) I attach my /usr/bin/lesspipe.sh, which can decompress even if the name doesn't properly say that, display manpages and other groff macro files, display sgml files as text (the HOWTOs), and show content of debian packages. Enjoy yourself :-) Fabrizio -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | fpolacco@icenet.fi fpolacco@debian.org - Using Debian GNU/Linux ! | | 6F7267F5 fingerprint 57 16 C4 ED C9 86 40 7B 1A 69 A1 66 EC FB D2 5E | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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lesspipe.sh
Description: Bourne shell script