+++ Friday 21 February 2025 +++


TIL less -w to highlight first unseen line
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Today I learned from a friend about the wonderful option
`-w' in less.

This is how the man page describes it:

 -w or --hilite-unread

   Temporarily highlights the first "new" line after a
   forward movement of a full page. The first "new" line
   is the line immediately following the line previously
   at the bottom of the screen.
   Also highlights the target line after a g or p command.

What is basically does is, when you scroll through a
file with `less', it highlights the first line that you
haven't seen yet.

Once you have used this, you'll will never run less
without it. Just try it!





Last edited: $Date: 2025/02/21 17:11:43 $