# Less-&less-version;

The Less package contains a text file viewer.

## Installation of Less

Prepare Less for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc

## The meaning of the configure option:

`--sysconfdir=/etc`

- This option tells the programs created by the package to look in `/etc` for the configuration files.

Compile the package:

    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package:

    make install

Move `less` to `/bin`:

    mv -v /usr/bin/less /bin

## Contents of Less

Installed programs
- less, lessecho, and lesskey

Short Descriptions

`less`

- A file viewer or pager; it displays the contents of the given file, letting the user scroll, find strings, and jump to marks

`lessecho`

- Needed to expand meta-characters, such as * and ?, in filenames on Unix systems

`lesskey`

- Used to specify the key bindings for `less`