macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install lesslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install lessMacPorts ports tree · textproc/less/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add lessAlpine Linux edge package indexes · less · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install lessFedora Rawhide package metadata · less · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#lessnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S lessArch Linux sync databases · less · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install lessopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · less · 来源: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolatey已验证 · 92%
choco install LessChocolatey community package catalog · Less · 来源: community.chocolatey.org
Scoop已验证 · 92%
scoop install main/lessScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/less.json · 来源: api.github.com
Windows Package Manager已验证 · 92%
winget install --id jftuga.less -eWindows Package Manager source index · jftuga.less · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
概览
软件包摘要
Pager program similar to more
历史
项目历史与用法
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.
项目历史
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.
采用历史
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.
使用方式
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.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
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.
时间线
- 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.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 2 个运行时依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
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
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
less | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
lesskey | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本704
管理器更新时间2026-06-06
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/index.html
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/index.htmlnone 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:less |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 704 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/less |
| 主页 | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/index.html |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/gwsw/less |
| 上游文档 | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/faq.html |
| 许可证 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/less-704.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-06T20:47:51Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | ncurses, pcre2 |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | less |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
less 668-1
pager program similar to more
http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
sudo apt install less- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
Nix95%
less
nix profile install nixpkgs#less- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
Ubuntu apt95%
less 590-2ubuntu2
pager program similar to more
http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
sudo apt install less- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
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 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
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
- 匹配方式：Less
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 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
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 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
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 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
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 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
MacPorts95%
less
sudo port install less- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
Chocolatey95%
Less
choco install Less- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
Scoop95%
main/less
scoop install main/less- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
winget95%
jftuga.less
winget install --id jftuga.less -e- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Less
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- 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