RHBA-2009:0413 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated less package that fixes a bug is now available.

Description

The less utility is a text file browser that resembles more, but with more
capabilities ("less is more"). The less utility allows users to move
backwards in the file as well as forwards. Because less need not read the
entire input file before it starts, less starts up more quickly than text
editors (vi, for example).

This updated less package fixes a bug which caused less to incorrectly add
carriage return characters to the displayed output of text with lines which
spanned longer than the terminal width. This could cause inconvenience when
copying and pasting lines of text from a less session in the terminal. With
this updated package, less no longer adds these carriage return characters,
thus resolving the issue.

All users of less are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 441691 - less: Copy&pasting of wrapped lines adds carriage returns.

CVEs

(none)

References

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