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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.
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|Homepage URL=http://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/lesspipe.html
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|VCS checkout command=git clone git://github.com/wofr06/lesspipe.git
 
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|Documentation note=User man page included.
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|Related projects=Less
 
|Related projects=Less
 
|Keywords=shell,shell script,less,lesspipe,lesspipe.sh.
 
|Keywords=shell,shell script,less,lesspipe,lesspipe.sh.
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|Version identifier=1.83
|Last review by=Janet Casey
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|Version date=2015/07/28
|Last review date=2005-07-19
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|Version status=stable
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|Version download=https://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/less/lesspipe.tar.gz
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|Last review by=Genium
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|Last review date=2017/01/07
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
|Version identifier=1.52
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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

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv2

Verified by

Janet Casey

Verified on

31 October 2001




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Florian Cramer Contributor
Wolfgang Friebel Maintainer
Heinrich Kuettler Contributor
Derek B. Noonburg Contributor


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Bug Tracking,Developer,SupportE-mailmailto:Wolfgang.Friebel@desy.de
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttps://github.com/wofr06/lesspipe/
DeveloperDownloadhttps://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/less/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitemtoolstest (according to which file type you are using)
Required to usebash (2.04 or later) *or* ksh *or* zsh
Weak prerequisitepdftotext
Weak prerequisiterpm
Weak prerequisitegroff
Required to usegzip/bzip2/unzip (depending on compression method used)
Weak prerequisiteantiword
Required to usefile (GNU file 3.27 or above recommended)
Weak prerequisitedpkg-deb
Weak prerequisiterpm2cpio
Weak prerequisiteGNU tar
Weak prerequisitemtype
Weak prerequisitedpkg
Weak prerequisitenm
Weak prerequisiteGNU cpio
Weak prerequisitear
Weak prerequisitestrings
Weak prerequisitemdir




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