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On most systems these days, 'less' is more: % cksum `which less` `which more` 2677110273 146976 /usr/bin/less 2677110273 146976 /usr/bin/more
by _n_b_ 6y ago
On most systems these days, 'less' is more:
% cksum `which less` `which more`
2677110273 146976 /usr/bin/less
2677110273 146976 /usr/bin/more
- snazz 6y agoI think that more is symlinked to less on your system, not the other way around. On my machine (Arch), they're separate: jack@jackdesktop ~ [1]> bash -c "cksum `which less` `which more`" 3407085100 179664 /usr/bin/less 110370394 38816 /usr/bin/more jack@jackdesktop ~>
- _n_b_ 6y agoOK, now you've prompted me to do proper research: Not a symlink (or even a hard link) on my OS X laptop, but the same executable. On my OpenBSD systems, they're hard links. On my Ubuntu system, they're separate.
- snazz 6y agoInteresting! I wonder what the historical reason is for all of those different permutations.