LESSKEY(1)LESSKEY(1)NAME
lesskey - specify key bindings for less
SYNOPSIS
lesskey [-o output] [input]
DESCRIPTION
Lesskey is used to specify a set of key bindings to be used by less.
The input file is a text file which describes the key bindings, and the
output file is a binary file which is used by less. If no input file
is specified, standard input is used. If no output file is specified,
$HOME/.less is used.
The input file consists of lines of the form:
string <whitespace> action <newline>
Whitespace is any sequence of one or more spaces and/or tabs. The
"string" is the command key(s) which invoke the action. The string may
be a single command key, or a sequence of up to 15 keys. The "action"
is the name of the less action, from the list below. The characters in
the "string" may appear literally, or be prefixed by a carat to
indicate a control key. A backslash may be used to cause the following
character to be taken literally. Characters which must be preceeded by
backslash include carat, space, tab and the backslash itself. A
backslash followed by one to three octal digits may be used to specify
a character by its octal value. Blank lines and lines which start with
a pound sign (#) are ignored.
As an example, the following input file describes the set of default
command keys used by less:
k back-line
y back-line
^K back-line
^Y back-line
^P back-line
b back-screen
^B back-screen
\33v back-screen
u back-scroll
^U back-scroll
? back-search
E examine
^X^V examine
+ first-cmd
e forw-line
j forw-line
^E forw-line
^J forw-line
^M forw-line
^N forw-line
f forw-screen
^F forw-screen
\40 forw-screen
^V forw-screen
d forw-scroll
^D forw-scroll
/ forw-search
G goto-end
> goto-end
\33> goto-end
g goto-line
< goto-line
\33< goto-line
' goto-mark
^X^X goto-mark
H help
N next-file
% percent
p percent
P prev-file
q quit
ZZ quit
^L repaint
^R repaint
r repaint
R flush-repaint
n repeat-search
m set-mark
! shell
= status
^G status
- toggle-option
_ display-option
V version
v visual
Commands specified by lesskey take precedence over the default
commands. A default command key may be disabled by including it in the
key file with the action "invalid".
SEE ALSOless(1)LESSKEY(1)