[Nix-dev] less: When assumptions ruin the world

[Paul Colomiets]

Hi,

On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Ertugrul Söylemez <ertesx at gmx.de> wrote:
> No, they can't choose.  I would choose to use `less` as a pager when I
> need it, and otherwise I would use my terminal.  I can't make that
> choice without corrupting the PAGER variable (which I use for other
> things!).
>

I'm not a fan of using less for nix tools. But it seems you're
inconsistent here. Which other programs use $PAGER for legitimate
reasons? And what reasons are good for that? I'm asking not to insult
you, but rather to make my own future decisions better.



-- 
Paul