mless.1: update wording

Closes: #117 [via git-merge-pr]
pull/118/head
Larry Hynes 6 years ago committed by Leah Neukirchen
parent 5004b4b3e6
commit afefda9844

@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
.Os .Os
.Sh NAME .Sh NAME
.Nm mless .Nm mless
.Nd interactive wrapper around mshow .Nd conveniently read messages in less(1)
.Sh SYNOPSIS .Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm .Nm
.Op Ar msg .Op Ar msg
@ -17,25 +17,27 @@ for the current sequence.
Display starts with the current message, or Display starts with the current message, or
.Ar msg .Ar msg
if passed. if passed.
.Po
See See
.Xr mmsg 7 .Xr mmsg 7
for the message argument syntax. for the message argument syntax.
.Pc
.Pp .Pp
When no messages are passed and standard input is from a pipe, When no messages are passed and the standard input is from a pipe,
.Ql mseq -S .Ql mseq -S
will be called to set the current sequence and is called to set the current sequence;
.Nm .Nm
is run on the resulting sequence. is then run on the resulting sequence.
The first "file" of the less instance will be the output of The first "file" of the less instance will be the output of
.Xr mscan 1 . .Xr mscan 1 .
This makes This makes
.Nm .Nm
convenient for use at the end of a pipe. convenient for use at the end of a pipeline.
.Pp .Pp
.Nm .Nm
will start will start
.Xr less 1 .Xr less 1
displaying the current message if possible. and display the current message, if possible.
Use Use
.Sq Ic ":n" .Sq Ic ":n"
and and

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