Lesspipe.sh
Lesspipe.sh
http://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/lesspipe.html
lesspipe.sh is an input filter for the pager 'less' as described in less's man page. It runs under a ksh-compatible shell (ksh, bash, zsh) and lets you use 'less' to view compressed files, archives, and files contained in archives. Viewing files by accessing a device file has been implemented for DOS filesystems and tar files only. The following formats are currently supported (both as plain and compressed files using compress, gzip, bzip2, or zip): tar, nroff, (sh)ar, executables, directories, RPM and Debian (.deb) Archives, Microsoft Word, files and PDF.
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 31 October 2001 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Wolfgang Friebel | Maintainer |
|
Derek B. Noonburg | Contributor |
|
Florian Cramer | Contributor |
|
Heinrich Kuettler | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:Wolfgang.Friebel@desy.de |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | ar |
| Weak prerequisite | mtype |
| Weak prerequisite | antiword |
| Weak prerequisite | nm |
| Weak prerequisite | mtoolstest (according to which file type you are using) |
| Required to use | file (GNU file 3.27 or above recommended) |
| Weak prerequisite | dpkg |
| Weak prerequisite | strings |
| Weak prerequisite | groff |
| Required to use | gzip/bzip2/unzip (depending on compression method used) |
| Weak prerequisite | dpkg-deb |
| Weak prerequisite | rpm |
| Required to use | bash (2.04 or later) *or* ksh *or* zsh |
| Weak prerequisite | pdftotext |
| Weak prerequisite | rpm2cpio |
| Weak prerequisite | GNU tar |
| Weak prerequisite | mdir |
| Weak prerequisite | GNU cpio |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 19 July 2005.
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