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brew

Installer less avec Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, chocolatey, scoop, winget

Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de less pour les workflows d'agents IA.

Commande d'installationNotes de sécurité

installation

Commandes d'installation supplémentaires

macOS

Homebrewvérifié · 100%
brew install less

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsvérifié · 94%
sudo port install less

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/less/Portfile · Source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkvérifié · 92%
sudo apk add less

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · less · Source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptvérifié · 92%
sudo apt install less

Debian stable package indexes · less · Source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfvérifié · 92%
sudo dnf install less

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · less · Source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixvérifié · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#less

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix · Source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanvérifié · 92%
sudo pacman -S less

Arch Linux sync databases · less · Source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zyppervérifié · 92%
sudo zypper install less

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · less · Source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyvérifié · 92%
choco install Less

Chocolatey community package catalog · Less · Source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopvérifié · 92%
scoop install main/less

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/less.json · Source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managervérifié · 92%
winget install --id jftuga.less -e

Windows Package Manager source index · jftuga.less · Source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

aperçu

Résumé du paquet

Pager program similar to more

Commandes et alias

  • less
  • lesskey

historique

Historique du projet et usages

less is a classic terminal pager: a free, open source program for viewing text one screen at a time, similar to more but with richer navigation and search behavior.

Historique du projet

The official FAQ says less was written by Mark Nudelman and is maintained by him. The source tree's copyright file dates the code line to 1984, and the README identifies the distribution as part of the GNU project while also documenting a separate Less License option.

The program has stayed under active maintenance for decades. Greenwood Software's release page records many numbered releases from the 2010s and 2020s, while the NEWS file tracks ongoing pager features such as OSC 8 hyperlink handling, command mapping, prompt expansion, mouse support, regex behavior, and platform fixes.

Historique d'adoption

The official home page describes less as present on most Linux, Unix, and Mac OS systems and on many other operating systems. The FAQ also notes distribution through standard Unix-like system software and GNU archives.

Its adoption is helped by being a drop-in pager for commands and environment variables such as PAGER. Developers use it through man, git, shells, build logs, and package-manager output without always invoking it directly.

Modes d'utilisation

less opens files or standard input for interactive viewing, with forward and backward movement, searching, marks, filtering, follow mode, and configurable key bindings through lesskey-style configuration.

Package builds usually install the less and lesskey executables plus manual pages. The README recommends downloading numbered release packages from Greenwood Software for ordinary use and cloning the Git repository only for source development.

Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

less is package-nerd bedrock: a tiny command that sits in the path of almost every Unix developer workflow. Its value is partly invisible because many tools delegate paging to it, making the package a system utility dependency rather than an application people consciously launch.

Chronologie

  • 1984: The less source copyright line begins with Mark Nudelman's 1984 copyright.
  • 2011: Greenwood Software recorded less-444 as a general-use release on June 9, 2011.
  • 2021: less-581.2 was released for general use on April 28, 2021.
  • 2026: less-702 was released for general use on May 22, 2026.

Related projects

  • more is the older pager less is explicitly compared with.
  • GNU distributes less, and many Unix-like systems ship it as part of their standard toolset.

posture de sécurité

Niveau de risque : vert

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Classificateur de risque

risque vert · confiance faible · appliance

Pourquoi

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signaux

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Comportement d'installation

  • Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
  • Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 6 plateformes.
  • S’installe avec 2 dépendances d’exécution.

Revue recommandée

Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lesskey~/.config/lesskey~/.lesskey/usr/local/etc/syslesskey
Windows
~/_lesskeylesskey.inic:\syslesskey

exécutables

Exécutables installés

CommandeTypeExpositionNote
lesscliexécutable global
lesskeycliexécutable global

fraîcheur

Version et fraîcheur

Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.

page générée2026-07-25
version du gestionnaire704
gestionnaire mis à jour2026-06-06
données localesOK
amontnot checked
dernière version détectéenon détecté

https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/index.html

métadonnées d'installation

Métadonnées du paquet

Clé du paquetbrew:less
Version704
Gestionnaire de paquetsHomebrew
Page du gestionnaire de paquetshttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/less
Page d'accueilhttps://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/index.html
Dépôthttps://github.com/gwsw/less
Docs amonthttps://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/faq.html
LicenceGPL-3.0-or-later
Archive sourcehttps://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/less-704.tar.gz
Dernière mise à jour2026-06-06T20:47:51Z
Pulseupdated
Dépendancesncurses, pcre2
Bouteilledisponible (sur arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
post-install Homebrewnon défini
Serviceaucun déclaré

faits du registre

Détails de la base source

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameless
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

correspondances dans les bases sources

Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets

Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.

Debian apt95%

less 668-1

pager program similar to more

http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo apt install less
  • Section: text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: less from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

less

nix profile install nixpkgs#less
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

less 590-2ubuntu2

pager program similar to more

http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo apt install less
  • Section: text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: less from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

less 702-r0

File pager

https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo apk add less
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: less
  • 1 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: less from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

less-doc 702-r0

File pager (documentation)

https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo apk add less-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: less
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: less-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

less 702-1.fc45

A text file browser similar to more, but better

https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo dnf install less
  • License: (GPL-3.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause) AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: less
  • 4 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: less from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

less-color 702-1.fc45

Colorizers for less

https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo dnf install less-color
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: less
  • 2 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: less-color from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

less 1:704-1

A terminal based program for viewing text files

https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo pacman -S less
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Less
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 Dépendances
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: less from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

less 702-1.1

Text File Browser and Pager Similar to more

https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/

sudo zypper install less
  • License: BSD-2-Clause OR GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Productivity/Text/Utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: less
  • 4 Dépendances
  • 1 fournit
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: less from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

less

sudo port install less
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/less/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

Less

choco install Less
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: Less from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','kubectx'
Scoop95%

main/less

scoop install main/less
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/less.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

jftuga.less

winget install --id jftuga.less -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Correspondance par : Less
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: jftuga.less from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

graphe de paquets

Les liens viennent du graphe local de relations entre paquets, des suppléments, des dépendances, des correspondances d'écosystèmes et de l'appartenance aux hubs.

Outils liés

  • ncursesRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pcre2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Même workflow

  • ovShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, pager, system, terminal, text-viewer.
  • bashishShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal.
  • cocotShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal.
  • colortailShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal.
  • dtachShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal.
  • lesspipeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal.
  • lessSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

piste source

Généré depuis les données du dépôt

Cette page est servie par av-web depuis l'artéfact SQLite privé des paquets généré par scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Sources utilisées

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment