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From: Andrey Falko <ma3oxuct@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] No more... more?
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:28:06
Message-Id: 350fc7cf0810231327m37dedf19xa670975883de9fff@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] No more... more? by Mike Diehl
1 On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Mike Diehl <mdiehl@××××××××.com> wrote:
2 > The other day I was updating a fairly ancient system by trying to first clear
3 > out some emerge blockers. I've taken care of the blockers, but now I find
4 > that my system no longer has a more command:
5 >
6 > # more
7 > bash: more: command not found
8 >
9 > I also notice that sys-apps/more is masked:
10 >
11 > * sys-apps/more [ Masked ]
12 > Latest version available: 2.12r
13 > Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
14 > Size of files: 1,338 kB
15 > Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
16 > Description: Primitive text file viewer
17 > License: GPL-2
18 >
19 > Surely this isn't what I'm supposed to install just to get "more." Please
20 > advise.
21 >
22 > --
23 > Mike Diehl
24 >
25 >
26
27 You probably will get more by reemerging this package: sys-apps/util-linux
28
29 emerge -1 util-linux
30
31 At least there is the package that currently provides more on my system.
32
33 Either way, I'd recommend what the more man page recommends: use less.
34 Direct quote from my more man page:
35
36 "More is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time.
37 This version is especially primitive. Users should realize that
38 less(1) provides more(1) emulation and extensive enhancements."