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pager.eselect

Section: eselect (5)
Updated: June 2016
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NAME

pager.eselect - The PAGER management module for Gentoo's eselect

SYNOPSIS

eselect pager [help|usage|version]
eselect pager list
eselect pager set target
eselect pager show
eselect pager update

DESCRIPTION

eselect is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.

ACTION: LIST

eselect pager list
List available targets for the PAGER variable.

# eselect pager list
Available targets for the PAGER variable:

  [1]   /usr/bin/less
  [2]   /bin/more *
  [ ]   (free form)

ACTION: SET

eselect pager set target
Set the PAGER variable in the system profile. target can be either an identification number given by eselect pager list or the name of an installed terminal pager program.

# eselect pager set 2
Setting PAGER to /usr/bin/less ...
Run ". /etc/profile" to update the variable in your shell.

ACTION: SHOW

eselect pager show
Show the value of the PAGER variable in the system profile.

# eselect pager show
PAGER variable in profile:

/usr/bin/less

ACTION: UPDATE

eselect pager update
Update the PAGER variable if it is unset or invalid.

FILES

/etc/env.d/99pager: Configuration file where the variable is stored.

AUTHOR

Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>