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Less is a free, open-source file pager. It can be found on most versions of Linux, Unix and Mac OS, as well as on many other operating systems.


Releases

The current released version is less-418. It was released on 2 Jan 2008.

News

2 Jan 2008 less-418 has been released.
This version provides emulation of SGR escape sequences for Windows, uses version 3 of the GPL, and fixes a few bugs.
22 Nov 2007 less-416 has been released.
This version fixes a UTF-8 related bug found in less-415.
15 Nov 2007 less-415 has been released.
This version adds one new feature, the --follow-name option, and fixes a few bugs.
12 Oct 2007 less-409 has been released.
This version fixes a UTF-8 related bug found in less-408.
1 Oct 2007 less-408 has been released.
This version fixes a few bugs found in less-406.
19 Jun 2007 less-406 has been released.
This version fixes several bugs found in less-403.
25 May 2007 less-403 has been released.
26 Mar 2007 A mailing list for less announcements is now available.
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This page was last updated on 2 Jan 2008.