RHBA-2010:0214 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Rebase less package

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).

Rebase fixes these issue and bring more bug fix and enhancement:
This updated less package fixes a regression, which causes, that less does
not display lines longer that screen width properly, when scrolling line
per line and add into manpage description of option "--old-bot" which
reverts to the old bottom of screen behavior.

All users of less are highly recommend 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 - 509553 - [REG] less does not display long lines properly when scrolling line per line
• BZ - 510724 - The new "--old-bot" option is not documented in the man page for "less"

CVEs

(none)

References

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