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-rw-r--r--contrib/less/NEWS2
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/README4
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/less.man80
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/less.nro21
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/lessecho.man2
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/lessecho.nro2
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/lesskey.man2
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/lesskey.nro2
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/search.c13
-rw-r--r--contrib/less/version.c3
10 files changed, 70 insertions, 61 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/less/NEWS b/contrib/less/NEWS
index 3d6b098..e6cec69 100644
--- a/contrib/less/NEWS
+++ b/contrib/less/NEWS
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
======================================================================
- Major changes between "less" versions 409 and 415
+ Major changes between "less" versions 409 and 416
* New --follow-name option makes F command follow the name of a file
rather than the file descriptor if an open file is renamed.
diff --git a/contrib/less/README b/contrib/less/README
index a456aa6..2cab347 100644
--- a/contrib/less/README
+++ b/contrib/less/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- Less, version 415
+ Less, version 416
- This is the distribution of less, version 415, released 15 Nov 2007.
+ This is the distribution of less, version 416, released 22 Nov 2007.
This program is part of the GNU project (http://www.gnu.org).
This program is free software. You may redistribute it and/or
diff --git a/contrib/less/less.man b/contrib/less/less.man
index f9dda92..af19a47 100644
--- a/contrib/less/less.man
+++ b/contrib/less/less.man
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ LESS(1) LESS(1)
buffer space is used for each file (unless the file is a pipe;
see the -B option). The -b option specifies instead that n
kilobytes of buffer space should be used for each file. If n is
- -1, buffer space is unlimited; that is, the entire file is read
- into memory.
+ -1, buffer space is unlimited; that is, the entire file can be
+ read into memory.
-B or --auto-buffers
By default, when data is read from a pipe, buffers are allocated
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ LESS(1) LESS(1)
buffers for pipes, so that only 64K (or the amount of space
specified by the -b option) is used for the pipe. Warning: use
of -B can result in erroneous display, since only the most
- recently viewed part of the file is kept in memory; any earlier
- data is lost.
+ recently viewed part of the piped data is kept in memory; any
+ earlier data is lost.
-c or --clear-screen
Causes full screen repaints to be painted from the top line
@@ -533,42 +533,44 @@ LESS(1) LESS(1)
-jn or --jump-target=n
Specifies a line on the screen where the "target" line is to be
- positioned. A target line is the object of a text search, tag
- search, jump to a line number, jump to a file percentage, or
- jump to a marked position. The screen line may be specified by
- a number: the top line on the screen is 1, the next is 2, and so
- on. The number may be negative to specify a line relative to
- the bottom of the screen: the bottom line on the screen is -1,
- the second to the bottom is -2, and so on. Alternately, the
- screen line may be specified as a fraction of the height of the
- screen, starting with a decimal point: .5 is in the middle of
- the screen, .3 is three tenths down from the first line, and so
- on. If the line is specified as a fraction, the actual line
+ positioned. The target line is the line specified by any com-
+ mand to search for a pattern, jump to a line number, jump to a
+ file percentage or jump to a tag. The screen line may be speci-
+ fied by a number: the top line on the screen is 1, the next is
+ 2, and so on. The number may be negative to specify a line rel-
+ ative to the bottom of the screen: the bottom line on the screen
+ is -1, the second to the bottom is -2, and so on. Alternately,
+ the screen line may be specified as a fraction of the height of
+ the screen, starting with a decimal point: .5 is in the middle
+ of the screen, .3 is three tenths down from the first line, and
+ so on. If the line is specified as a fraction, the actual line
number is recalculated if the terminal window is resized, so
that the target line remains at the specified fraction of the
- screen height. If the -j option is used, searches begin at the
- line immediately after the target line. For example, if "-j4"
- is used, the target line is the fourth line on the screen, so
- searches begin at the fifth line on the screen.
+ screen height. If any form of the -j option is used, forward
+ searches begin at the line immediately after the target line,
+ and backward searches begin at the target line. For example, if
+ "-j4" is used, the target line is the fourth line on the screen,
+ so forward searches begin at the fifth line on the screen.
-J or --status-column
- Displays a status column at the left edge of the screen. The
- status column shows the lines that matched the current search.
- The status column is also used if the -w or -W option is in
+ Displays a status column at the left edge of the screen. The
+ status column shows the lines that matched the current search.
+ The status column is also used if the -w or -W option is in
effect.
-kfilename or --lesskey-file=filename
- Causes less to open and interpret the named file as a lesskey
+ Causes less to open and interpret the named file as a lesskey
(1) file. Multiple -k options may be specified. If the LESSKEY
- or LESSKEY_SYSTEM environment variable is set, or if a lesskey
+ or LESSKEY_SYSTEM environment variable is set, or if a lesskey
file is found in a standard place (see KEY BINDINGS), it is also
used as a lesskey file.
-K or --quit-on-intr
- Causes less to exit immediately when an interrupt character
- (usually ^C) is typed. Normally, an interrupt character causes
- less to stop whatever it is doing and return to its command
- prompt.
+ Causes less to exit immediately when an interrupt character
+ (usually ^C) is typed. Normally, an interrupt character causes
+ less to stop whatever it is doing and return to its command
+ prompt. Note that use of this option makes it impossible to
+ return to the command prompt from the "F" command.
-L or --no-lessopen
Ignore the LESSOPEN environment variable (see the INPUT PREPRO-
@@ -739,8 +741,8 @@ LESS(1) LESS(1)
-xn,... or --tabs=n,...
Sets tab stops. If only one n is specified, tab stops are set
at multiples of n. If multiple values separated by commas are
- specified, tab stops are set at those positions, and then
- continue with the same spacing as the last two. For example,
+ specified, tab stops are set at those positions, and then con-
+ tinue with the same spacing as the last two. For example,
-x9,17 will set tabs at positions 9, 17, 25, 33, etc. The
default for n is 8.
@@ -1159,10 +1161,10 @@ LESS(1) LESS(1)
is followed by a single character (shown as X above) which spec-
ifies the line whose byte offset is to be used. If the charac-
ter is a "t", the byte offset of the top line in the display is
- used, an "m" means use the middle line, a "b" means use the
- bottom line, a "B" means use the line just after the bottom
- line, and a "j" means use the "target" line, as specified by the
- -j option.
+ used, an "m" means use the middle line, a "b" means use the bot-
+ tom line, a "B" means use the line just after the bottom line,
+ and a "j" means use the "target" line, as specified by the -j
+ option.
%B Replaced by the size of the current input file.
@@ -1509,10 +1511,10 @@ LESS(1) LESS(1)
expressions turned off via ^R, and also does not occur when less is
compiled to use the PCRE regular expression library.
- In certain cases, when search highlighting is enabled and a search
- pattern begins with a ^, more text than the matching string may be
- highlighted. (This problem does not occur when less is compiled to use
- the POSIX regular expression package.)
+ In certain cases, when search highlighting is enabled and a search pat-
+ tern begins with a ^, more text than the matching string may be high-
+ lighted. (This problem does not occur when less is compiled to use the
+ POSIX regular expression package.)
On some systems, setlocale claims that ASCII characters 0 thru 31 are
control characters rather than binary characters. This causes less to
@@ -1554,4 +1556,4 @@ LESS(1) LESS(1)
- Version 415: 15 Nov 2007 LESS(1)
+ Version 416: 22 Nov 2007 LESS(1)
diff --git a/contrib/less/less.nro b/contrib/less/less.nro
index d226181..d5dfb05 100644
--- a/contrib/less/less.nro
+++ b/contrib/less/less.nro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH LESS 1 "Version 415: 15 Nov 2007"
+.TH LESS 1 "Version 416: 22 Nov 2007"
.SH NAME
less \- opposite of more
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ By default 64K of buffer space is used for each file
The \-b option specifies instead that \fIn\fP kilobytes of
buffer space should be used for each file.
If \fIn\fP is \-1, buffer space is unlimited; that is,
-the entire file is read into memory.
+the entire file can be read into memory.
.IP "\-B or \-\-auto-buffers"
By default, when data is read from a pipe,
buffers are allocated automatically as needed.
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ so that only 64K
(or the amount of space specified by the \-b option)
is used for the pipe.
Warning: use of \-B can result in erroneous display, since only the
-most recently viewed part of the file is kept in memory;
+most recently viewed part of the piped data is kept in memory;
any earlier data is lost.
.IP "\-c or \-\-clear-screen"
Causes full screen repaints to be painted from the top line down.
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ the pattern contains uppercase letters.
.IP "\-j\fIn\fP or \-\-jump-target=\fIn\fP"
Specifies a line on the screen where the "target" line
is to be positioned.
-A target line is the object of a text search,
-tag search, jump to a line number,
-jump to a file percentage, or jump to a marked position.
+The target line is the line specified by any command to
+search for a pattern, jump to a line number,
+jump to a file percentage or jump to a tag.
The screen line may be specified by a number: the top line on the screen
is 1, the next is 2, and so on.
The number may be negative to specify a line relative to the bottom
@@ -569,10 +569,11 @@ screen, .3 is three tenths down from the first line, and so on.
If the line is specified as a fraction, the actual line number
is recalculated if the terminal window is resized, so that the
target line remains at the specified fraction of the screen height.
-If the \-j option is used, searches begin at the line immediately
-after the target line.
+If any form of the \-j option is used,
+forward searches begin at the line immediately after the target line,
+and backward searches begin at the target line.
For example, if "\-j4" is used, the target line is the
-fourth line on the screen, so searches begin at the fifth line
+fourth line on the screen, so forward searches begin at the fifth line
on the screen.
.IP "\-J or \-\-status-column"
Displays a status column at the left edge of the screen.
@@ -597,6 +598,8 @@ to exit immediately when an interrupt character (usually ^C) is typed.
Normally, an interrupt character causes
.I less
to stop whatever it is doing and return to its command prompt.
+Note that use of this option makes it impossible to return to the
+command prompt from the "F" command.
.IP "\-L or \-\-no-lessopen"
Ignore the LESSOPEN environment variable
(see the INPUT PREPROCESSOR section below).
diff --git a/contrib/less/lessecho.man b/contrib/less/lessecho.man
index 98bbf67..98f0591 100644
--- a/contrib/less/lessecho.man
+++ b/contrib/less/lessecho.man
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ LESSECHO(1) LESSECHO(1)
- Version 415: 15 Nov 2007 LESSECHO(1)
+ Version 416: 22 Nov 2007 LESSECHO(1)
diff --git a/contrib/less/lessecho.nro b/contrib/less/lessecho.nro
index d31b83d..05542f7 100644
--- a/contrib/less/lessecho.nro
+++ b/contrib/less/lessecho.nro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH LESSECHO 1 "Version 415: 15 Nov 2007"
+.TH LESSECHO 1 "Version 416: 22 Nov 2007"
.SH NAME
lessecho \- expand metacharacters
.SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/contrib/less/lesskey.man b/contrib/less/lesskey.man
index 8f77d55..bdc2eba 100644
--- a/contrib/less/lesskey.man
+++ b/contrib/less/lesskey.man
@@ -357,4 +357,4 @@ LESSKEY(1) LESSKEY(1)
- Version 415: 15 Nov 2007 LESSKEY(1)
+ Version 416: 22 Nov 2007 LESSKEY(1)
diff --git a/contrib/less/lesskey.nro b/contrib/less/lesskey.nro
index a757bab..4703321 100644
--- a/contrib/less/lesskey.nro
+++ b/contrib/less/lesskey.nro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH LESSKEY 1 "Version 415: 15 Nov 2007"
+.TH LESSKEY 1 "Version 416: 22 Nov 2007"
.SH NAME
lesskey \- specify key bindings for less
.SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/contrib/less/search.c b/contrib/less/search.c
index b983334..3a15380 100644
--- a/contrib/less/search.c
+++ b/contrib/less/search.c
@@ -118,13 +118,16 @@ cvt_length(len, ops)
int len;
int ops;
{
- if (utf_mode && (ops & CVT_TO_LC))
+ if (utf_mode)
/*
- * Converting case can cause a UTF-8 string to increase in length.
- * Multiplying by 3 is the worst case.
+ * Just copying a string in UTF-8 mode can cause it to grow
+ * in length.
+ * Six output bytes for one input byte is the worst case
+ * (and unfortunately is far more than is needed in any
+ * non-pathological situation, so this is very wasteful).
*/
- len *= 3;
- return len+1;
+ len *= 6;
+ return len + 1;
}
/*
diff --git a/contrib/less/version.c b/contrib/less/version.c
index 578dc55..bce2f82 100644
--- a/contrib/less/version.c
+++ b/contrib/less/version.c
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ v412 11/6/07 Use symbolic SEEK constants.
v413 11/6/07 Fix search highlight bug with non-ASCII text.
v414 11/6/07 Fix display bug with no-wrap terminals.
v415 11/14/07 Add --follow-name option.
+v416 11/22/07 Fix crash when searching text with invalid UTF-8 sequences.
*/
-char version[] = "415";
+char version[] = "416";
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