1196 – etc-update: default option for less loses some diff output

Bug 1196 - etc-update: default option for less loses some diff output

Summary: etc-update: default option for less loses some diff output

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-03-17 08:18 UTC by Ian Smith
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Ian Smith 2002-03-17 08:18:00 UTC

the default less (pager for diff) option in /usr/sbin/etc-update , -E, causes
less to exit when there is less than a screenful of output.  This is a frequent
occurrence.

I always remove the -E option.  Others might suspect that etc-update is broken!

Comment 1 Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-03-18 15:52:33 UTC

Changed default in latest revision.