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A "less" pager with color syntax highlighting
https://github.com/huyz/less.vim

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A "less" pager with color syntax highlighting

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less.vim

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This is a better command-line pager than `less`: just as fast and easy to use

as `less` but as colorful as `vim`.  You don't need to learn how to use

vi/vim; the keybindings are almost the same as `less`.  Just use this whenever

you'd normally use `less`.



Why is this built on top of `vim`? To browse through files with full colored

syntax highlighting (even from standard input, if possible) and have access to

vim functionality if you need it. Why not just use `vim`? `less`-like

keymappings are much quicker and easier for navigation: you only use single

keystrokes; no control keys. Quitting is just 'q', believe it or not.



This repository consists of two files which provide improved versions of

less.{vim,sh}, originally conceived and written by Bram Moolenaar and

distributed with vim.



*   `m` : lets you page through files or standard input as with `less` (but

    with `vim` instead). It sets some improved options such as smart-case

    search and unsets confusing options potentially set by user in their

    `~/.vimrc` such as the statusbar. It also acts as `less -F` and quits out

    immediately if a single file has less than a screenful. (There's no need to

    page if there's less than one page.) This file is an improved version of

    `less.sh` that is distributed with vim.

*   `less.vim` : companion script to `m`.  It's an improved version of the

    `less.vim` script distributed with vim, with some bug fixes and better

    quitting behavior. See contents of files for details of modifications.



Screenshots

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Paging `less.vim` with `less.vim`:



![less.vim screenshot](less.vim/raw/master/img/screenshot-less.vim.png)



Comments

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You can submit feedback on [GitHub](https://github.com/huyz/less.vim/issues) or

[my blog entry](http://huyz.us/2011/a-less-like-pager-with-color-syntax-highlighting/).



MIT License for 'm'

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Copyright (C) 2011 Huy Z  http://huyz.us/



Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining

a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the

"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including

without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,

distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to

permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to

the following conditions:



The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be

included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.



THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF

MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND

NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE

LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION

OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION

WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.