MatthiasPortzel

Making git diff and less work together nicely on Mac

For reference, some Less options we're going to be using:

• -S, less doesn't wrap lines;
• -F, less auto-exits if output less than a page
• -R, less honors color control codes
• -X, disables termcap. This is set by git by default, but it breaks scrolling for some reason

1. Make sure you're using the most recent version of both software. (The versions that are compiled by Apple and included in macOS are non-standard.)

ruario

make install, uninstall help (howto remove)

Background

A common mistake for users who are new to Linux (and even a few seasoned users) is to install a package from source without any clear idea about how they will remove it in the future, should they want to.

The classic instructions to install a source package are ./configure && make && make install. This (or slight variants) can work nicely for installation but