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Downloads:

61,532

Downloads of v 4.87:

1,552

Last Update:

14 Apr 2017

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Mark Nudelman

Tags:

pager viewer

Less for Windows

This is not the latest version of Less for Windows available.

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4.87 | Updated: 14 Apr 2017

Downloads:

61,532

Downloads of v 4.87:

1,552

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Mark Nudelman

Tags:

pager viewer

Less for Windows 4.87

This is not the latest version of Less for Windows available.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
Learn More

Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Less for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Less for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Less for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade less -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'4.87'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade less -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'4.87'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install less
  win_chocolatey:
    name: less
    version: '4.87'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'less' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '4.87'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller less
{
    Name     = "less"
    Version  = "4.87"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'less':
  ensure   => '4.87',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 19 Dec 2017.

Description

Less is a CLI pager, a program that displays text files. Other pagers commonly in use are more and pg. Less is similar to more, but allows backward movement in the file as well as forward movement. Also, less does not have to read the entire input file before starting, so with large input files it starts up faster than text editors like vi.

NOTE: If you are using PSCX, you must override its internally distributed less version using the following in your $PROFILE:

($Pscx:Preferences).PageHelpUsingLess = $false


tools\VERIFICATION.txt
VERIFICATION

Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community
in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.

Package can be verified like this:

1. Go to

   x32: http://guysalias.tk/misc/less/less-487-win32-static-x86.7z.7z

   to download the zip package.

2. You can use one of the following methods to obtain the checksum:
   - Use powershell function 'Get-FileHash'
   - Use Chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe'

   checksum32: 
tools\readme
 
tools\news
 
tools\license
 
tools\lesskey.exe
md5: AA5E857C6163E617C229BFBCFD8C2100 | sha1: AA33BCEA9A401F53FF80DEE1F210DA59709C8997 | sha256: 79409C4B4990AAEFF4D5C90FD540F00BF9AD8AEB75F7FC9FFDEC98860973F4B2 | sha512: DC9A30CAC06FB358317E3F119E9EFF78CBB5D49E13B7C8669CB0328E821341DF4DCE549AB2AA75664E798C909D1D3DFB56C24DCB8EE7C1FE182E9D4EEF1535E3
tools\less.exe
md5: 0F51D762041490B30D79D32F2876A80C | sha1: EAD0539CA78D980FEFBA463793CFD63A5ADCD7D4 | sha256: D9D38B3168FA2F5274EDF790F68F80E76F4CE25E7235A1333C08A80117E55A1B | sha512: D8EBB07EBA740202CD626C369E3DFF0E618148C0FEF238B5B583BF93281FF4FBDBE479F85845833AF6A4D8C1A64E2EB63C3F7ABE6EAF182BB947ABE485CD9947
tools\copying
 
tools\checksums.txt
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: RIPEMD160

MD5(less.exe)= 0f51d762041490b30d79d32f2876a80c
SHA1(less.exe)= ead0539ca78d980fefba463793cfd63a5adcd7d4
SHA256(less.exe)= d9d38b3168fa2f5274edf790f68f80e76f4ce25e7235a1333c08a80117e55a1b
MD5(lesskey.exe)= aa5e857c6163e617c229bfbcfd8c2100
SHA1(lesskey.exe)= aa33bcea9a401f53ff80dee1f210da59709c8997
SHA256(lesskey.exe)= 79409c4b4990aaeff4d5c90fd540f00bf9ad8aeb75f7fc9ffdec98860973f4b2
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Comment: SOFTWARE SIGNING KEY
Comment: http://www.guysalias.tk/keys/codesign.asc
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=3rEq
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Less 633.0 3847 Friday, May 5, 2023 Approved
Less 632.0 39 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Approved
Less 608.0 8356 Monday, September 5, 2022 Approved
Less 590.0 9672 Thursday, August 26, 2021 Approved
Less 5.812 3721 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Approved
Less 5.81 1162 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Approved
Less 5.63 5271 Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Approved
Less 5.62 3281 Thursday, May 21, 2020 Approved
Less 5.61 831 Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Approved
Less 5.51.0.20191024 6951 Thursday, October 24, 2019 Approved
Less 5.51 1726 Sunday, June 23, 2019 Approved
Less 5.50 446 Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Approved
Less 5.48 1323 Thursday, February 14, 2019 Approved
Less 5.29 2201 Sunday, January 28, 2018 Approved
Less 5.27 455 Monday, January 22, 2018 Approved
Less for Windows 4.87 1552 Friday, April 14, 2017 Approved
Less for Windows 4.81.1 1093 Thursday, June 30, 2016 Approved
Less for Windows 4.81 627 Saturday, February 6, 2016 Approved
Less for Windows 3.94 1400 Monday, November 11, 2013 Unknown

This package has no dependencies.

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