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diff --git a/chapter08/less.xml b/chapter08/less.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..087b2e6a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter08/less.xml @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="ch-system-less" role="wrap"> + <?dbhtml filename="less.html"?> + + <sect1info condition="script"> + <productname>less</productname> + <productnumber>&less-version;</productnumber> + <address>&less-url;</address> + </sect1info> + + <title>Less-&less-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="ch-system-less"> + <primary sortas="a-Less">Less</primary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> + + <para>The Less package contains a text file viewer.</para> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&less-ch6-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&less-ch6-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Less</title> + + <para>Prepare Less for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc</userinput></screen> + + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option tells the programs created by the package to look + in <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> for the configuration + files.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + <para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> + + <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> + + <para>Install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="contents-less" role="content"> + <title>Contents of Less</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>less, lessecho, and lesskey</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="less"> + <term><command>less</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>A file viewer or pager; it displays the contents of the given + file, letting the user scroll, find strings, and jump to marks</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-less less"> + <primary sortas="b-less">less</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="lessecho"> + <term><command>lessecho</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Needed to expand meta-characters, such as <emphasis>*</emphasis> + and <emphasis>?</emphasis>, in filenames on Unix systems</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-less lessecho"> + <primary sortas="b-lessecho">lessecho</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="lesskey"> + <term><command>lesskey</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Used to specify the key bindings for <command>less</command></para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-less lesskey"> + <primary sortas="b-lesskey">lesskey</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> |