Re: how to change default pager for tab completions from 'more' to 'less'

[berenger.morel@neutralite.org]

Le 02.04.2014 23:15, Clive Standbridge a écrit :
> > if i use tab completion, and there are a lot of possibilities, 
> > 'more'
> > is used as the default pager to show the list. I want to see the 
> > list
> > with the 'less' pager.
>
> You may be out of luck. bash(1) in the "Readline Variables" section
> states
>    page-completions (On)
>           If set to On, readline uses an internal more-like pager to
>           display a screenful of possible completions at a time.
>
> It looks like your choices are the more-like pager, or no pager.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Clive

If there is an option for no pager, then, it may become possible to 
find something to pipe the auto-completion results into less?