Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/07/29/04:43:07
On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Ed Jezak wrote:
> Typically I run <list> with no parameters; find the directory I want
> using only the arrow keys and RETURN; and examine some files in that
> directory (in no particular order) by using only the above keys. I do
> not have to type any directory or file names.
I fail to understand why file name completion is considered less
user-friendly than directory listing navigation.
Did you ever try to press TAB after typing a few first characters of
the file/directory name at Less's prompt? In my experience, using
this feature, you can always get into the right directory faster than
by scrolling a display with arrow keys, with a possible exception of
very small directories.
And if you want a directory display while in Less, you can always say
"!ls -lg RET", and see it.
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