1.95. less

A re-based less package that also fixes two bugs is now available.

The less utility is a text file browser that resembles more, but with more capabilities ("less is more"). The less utility allows users to move backwards in the file as well as forwards. Because less need not read the entire input file before it starts, less starts up more quickly than text editors (vi, for example).

This update re-bases less from version 394 to version 436. Notes regarding the changes introduced by this re-base can be found at the upstream release notes links listed in the References field below.

This update also addresses to specific issues as follows:

* a previous less update, released as RHBA-2009-0413 and addressing

BZ#441691, introduced a regression: when scrolling line-by-line, some lines were truncated and some lines were duplicated. This update corrects the regression and scrolling line-by-line through a file now displays text as expected. (BZ#509553)

* the "--old-bot" switch (a switch which forces less to revert to its original bottom of screen behavior when scrolling forward through a file) was not documented in the less man page. This update adds appropriate documentation of this switch. (BZ#510724)

All less users should upgrade to this re-based package, which resolves these issues.