199604 – sys-apps/less-409 no syntax-highlighting

Bug 199604 - sys-apps/less-409 no syntax-highlighting

Summary: sys-apps/less-409 no syntax-highlighting

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2007-11-18 23:34 UTC by Peter Weber
Modified:	2007-11-19 20:34 UTC (History)
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Description Peter Weber 2007-11-18 23:34:37 UTC

Hi,
with former versions (like 406) of less source-code like C/C++ were printed on the screen with syntax-highlighting, but with the current release there is only blank text. In modern shell-enviroment syntax-hightlighting is very important and the man page didn't helped.
Would be nice to have it back.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2007-11-19 02:33:58 UTC

you have to set LESSCOLOR

Comment 2 Peter Weber 2007-11-19 20:34:17 UTC

Thanks!
Added:

~/.bash_profile

export LESSCOLOR=yes