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Less is a free, open-source file pager. It can be found on most versions of Linux, Unix and Mac OS, as well as on many other operating systems.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
  • BSD
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Command line interface

 Tags

  • pager

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  • Developed by

    US flagGreenwood Software
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about less, and it has gotten 19 likes

less was added to AlternativeTo by 6432575487 on Oct 13, 2010 and this page was last updated Nov 18, 2020.

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Top Positive Comment
tarberry
Jul 19, 2019
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less is > more. If you come from a Windows command line environment and use more, you'll really enjoy less. It's not just a pager that allows you to move backwards. Press "h" while in less and learn some of the many things it can do.

What is less?

Less is a free, open-source file pager. It can be found on most versions of Linux, Unix and Mac OS, as well as on many other operating systems.