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diff --git a/gnu/packages/less.scm b/gnu/packages/less.scm index ced14704ff..a1914b6953 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/less.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/less.scm @@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/less/") (synopsis "Paginator for terminals") (description - "GNU less is a program similar to more, but which allows backward -movement in the file as well as forward movement. Also, less does not -have to read the entire input file before starting, so with large input -files it starts up faster than text editors like vi. Less uses -termcap (or terminfo on some systems), so it can run on a variety of -terminals. There is even limited support for hardcopy terminals.") + "GNU less is a pager, a program that allows you to view large amounts +of text in page-sized chunks. Unlike traditional pagers, it allows both +backwards and forwards movement through the document. It also does not have +to read the entire input file before starting, so it starts faster than most +text editors.") (license gpl3+))) ; some files are under GPLv2+ |