https://github.com/jftuga/less-windows
GNU less compiled for Windows 10 & 11. Stand-alone version with no dependencies.
https://github.com/jftuga/less-windows
command-line command-line-tool windows
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GNU less compiled for Windows 10 & 11. Stand-alone version with no dependencies.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jftuga/less-windows
- Owner: jftuga
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-05-05T12:28:54.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-18T01:41:11.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-28T03:07:06.810Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: command-line, command-line-tool, windows
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 85 KB
- Stars: 234
- Watchers: 6
- Forks: 13
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# less-Windows [](https://github.com/jftuga/less-Windows/actions/workflows/nightly.yml)
GNU [less](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_\(Unix\)) compiled for Windows from the [less source](http://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/) via GitHub Actions. New versions are being checked daily, and builds are compiled with the latest version of Visual Studio.
## Installation
Binaries for `less.exe` (and `lesskey.exe`) are provided on the [Releases Page](https://github.com/jftuga/less-Windows/releases). Download the appropriate one for your system. If you prefer to install less via a package manager, you can choose one of the following options:
### Winget
A new version is pushed to the upstream [winget-pkgs](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs) for every release:
```powershell
winget install jftuga.less
```
### Chocolatey
[less](https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/less) is available in the Community Repository:
```powershell
choco install less
```
### Scoop
[less](https://scoop.sh/#/apps?q=main%2Fless&s=0&d=1&o=true) is available in the Main bucket:
```powershell
scoop install less
```