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diff --git a/appendixa/less-desc.xml b/appendixa/less-desc.xml index 4afc489fc..e60c79abb 100644 --- a/appendixa/less-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/less-desc.xml @@ -6,20 +6,15 @@ <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title> -<sect4><title>less</title> -<para>The less program is a file pager (or text viewer). It -displays the contents of a file and has the ability to scroll. Less is an -improvement on the common pager called <quote>more</quote>. Less has -the ability to scroll backwards through files as well and it doesn't need -to read the entire file when it starts, which makes it faster when reading -large files.</para></sect4> - -<sect4><title>lessecho</title> -<para>lessecho is needed to expand metacharacters, such as * and ?, in -filenames on Unix systems.</para></sect4> - -<sect4><title>lesskey</title> -<para>lesskey is used to specify key bindings for less.</para></sect4> +<para><command>less</command> is a file viewer or pager. It displays the +contents of the given file, letting you scroll around, find strings, and jump +to marks.</para> + +<para><command>lessecho</command> is needed to expand metacharacters, +such as * and ?, in filenames on Unix systems.</para> + +<para><command>lesskey</command> is used to specify the key bindings +for less.</para> </sect3> |