Re: Password reset link / 'less' does not exit in psql version 13.4

On 7/25/22 10:37 AM, Michael J. Baars wrote:

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> 
> Use 'man more', manual pages are your friend.

I did, I just picked the wrong version. Got an the manual for ancient 
version of more.


>     "Normally, less doesn't quit until you type "q". You can make it
>     quit as
>     soon as it reaches the end of the file by using the -E option. However,
>     many (but not all) people prefer to have less remain active until they
>     explicitly quit, because they might wish to back up and look at earlier
>     parts of the file again. "
> 
> 
> Scroll-back buffers do not work using less as the psql piping command. 
> Try more, talk less, Adrian.

As far back as I can remember they have. When I work with Postgres I 
live in psql. Not only can I scroll forward and backward I can use vim 
shortcuts gg(start of buffer), G(end of file),  /<search term>. j(cursor 
down one line), k(up one line), etc.



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> 
>     I'm betting that between Fedora 35 and 36 the project changed the
>     configuration of `less` to follow the normal pattern.
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> 
>     -- 
>     Adrian Klaver
>     adrian.klaver@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
> 


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Adrian Klaver
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