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I don't feel like you really need scrolling on a terminal, just pipe to less or cat output to a file. It seems weird to me that people are going through large d

by vivekd 3y ago

I don't feel like you really need scrolling on a terminal, just pipe to less or cat output to a file. It seems weird to me that people are going through large data sets on the terminal alone It seems to me like base st is enough for pretty much every personal use case

bravetraveler 3y ago
If we stick to the strictest sense of the word, "need", then sure. It does provide benefit, though. By being able to scroll I don't have to re-run the thing or juggle countless files if my recollection needs help. Was that file on my machine or another, did I already delete it? Did it have sensitive information to mind? Nobody knows! Of course one can make due with less, but I'd personally rather not. It is odd for people at large to decide to apply patches for this. I'd hope someone would release it for others to benefit, or simply moving to something with a desirable feature set to start with.