From: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:09:49 GMT
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] git-pasky-0.6.2 && heads-up on upcoming changes
Message-ID: <20050423170949.3fc879d9.pj@sgi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050421064931.GA31910@pasky.ji.cz>

> A little off-topic, anyone knows how to turn off that damn alternate
> screen thing on the xterm level? 

Do you mean the 'feature' where it clears the screen of the
last page you were viewing on exit from 'less'?

The following stops that clearing:

    export LESS=-X

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