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|Full description=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. | |Full description=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. | ||
|Homepage URL=http://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/lesspipe.html | |Homepage URL=http://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/lesspipe.html | ||
| − | |User level= | + | |User level=intermediate |
|VCS checkout command=git clone git://github.com/wofr06/lesspipe.git | |VCS checkout command=git clone git://github.com/wofr06/lesspipe.git | ||
|Computer languages=Shell script | |Computer languages=Shell script | ||
| + | |Documentation note=User man page included. | ||
|Related projects=Less | |Related projects=Less | ||
|Keywords=shell,shell script,less,lesspipe,lesspipe.sh. | |Keywords=shell,shell script,less,lesspipe,lesspipe.sh. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:29, 7 January 2017
Lesspipe.sh
http://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/lesspipe.html
Input filter for 'less'
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.
Licensing
License
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Florian Cramer | Contributor |
| Wolfgang Friebel | Maintainer |
| Heinrich Kuettler | Contributor |
| Derek B. Noonburg | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:Wolfgang.Friebel@desy.de | |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | https://github.com/wofr06/lesspipe/ |
| Developer | Download | https://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/less/ |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | mtoolstest (according to which file type you are using) |
| Required to use | bash (2.04 or later) *or* ksh *or* zsh |
| Weak prerequisite | pdftotext |
| Weak prerequisite | rpm |
| Weak prerequisite | groff |
| Required to use | gzip/bzip2/unzip (depending on compression method used) |
| Weak prerequisite | antiword |
| Required to use | file (GNU file 3.27 or above recommended) |
| Weak prerequisite | dpkg-deb |
| Weak prerequisite | rpm2cpio |
| Weak prerequisite | GNU tar |
| Weak prerequisite | mtype |
| Weak prerequisite | dpkg |
| Weak prerequisite | nm |
| Weak prerequisite | GNU cpio |
| Weak prerequisite | ar |
| Weak prerequisite | strings |
| Weak prerequisite | mdir |
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