Re: why does git set X in LESS env var?

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 12, 2023, 16:19 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqr0lzhkzk.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <3946c06e90604a92ad0dddf787729668@manjaro.org>

Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org> writes:

> Please note that dropping "-X" and leaving "-F" would actually
> introduce the inconsistency that I already mentioned.  To reiterate,
> short outputs would then remain displayed on screen, while long
> outputs would disappear after exiting less(1).

Good point.

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