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How to keep git log and less output on the screen
How to keep git log and less output on the screen
http://serebrov.github.io/html/2014-01-04-git-log-and-less-keep-output.html
Just for git commands:
git config --global --replace-all core.pager "less -iXFR"
For less globally (including git) - add to .bashrc / .zshrc / etc:
export LESS=-iXFR
The options we set for less are:
* -i - ignore case when searching (but respect case if search term contains uppercase letters)
* -X - do not clear screen on exit
* -F - exit if text is less then one screen long
* -R - was on by default on my system, something related to colors
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