Pager
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A pager is a tool for displaying the contents of files or other output on the terminal, in a user friendly way, across several screens if needed.
Available software
This is just a partial selection of pagers available in Gentoo.
| Name | Package | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bat | sys-apps/bat | cat(1) clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration. |
| Less | sys-apps/less | Free, open-source file pager, almost ubiquitous on Linux. Included in the @system set. |
| More | sys-apps/util-linux | Basic pager, part or util-linux included in the @system set. |
| Most | sys-apps/most | Paging program that displays, one windowful at a time, the contents of a file. |
| Nvimpager | app-editors/neovim | Use nvim as a pager to view manpages, diffs, etc with nvim's syntax highlighting. |
Also consider emerging app-editors/vim with USE=vim-pager.
Default pager
The default pager can be configured by setting the PAGER environment variable, and similarly, the default manpager can be configured by setting the MANPAGER environment variable:
FILE
~/.bashrcSet PAGER and MANPAGER variablePAGER="less"
MANPAGER="less"
The default pager can be modified using the eselect command.
See also
- Hex editor — an application to allow viewing and editing of binary files, as opposed to text files.
- Terminal emulator — emulates a video terminal within another display architecture (e.g. in X).
- Text editor — a program to create and edit text files.