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Downloads:

60,738

Downloads of v 5.29:

2,198

Last Update:

28 Jan 2018

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Mark Nudelman

Tags:

pager viewer

Less

This is not the latest version of Less available.

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5.29 | Updated: 28 Jan 2018

Downloads:

60,738

Downloads of v 5.29:

2,198

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Mark Nudelman

Tags:

pager viewer

Less 5.29

This is not the latest version of Less available.

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  • 3

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, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

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

>

To uninstall Less, 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="'5.29'" [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="'5.29'" 
$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: '5.29'
    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  '5.29'
end

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


cChocoPackageInstaller less
{
    Name     = "less"
    Version  = "5.29"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

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


package { 'less':
  ensure   => '5.29',
  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 20 Jan 2019.

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.

Notes

  • If you are using PSCX, you must override its internally distributed less version using the following in your $PROFILE: ($Pscx:Preferences).PageHelpUsingLess = $false

legal\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-529-win32-static-x86.7z

   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: 891DBB1B310487DC937821AE5D3A20AC8F94F5E603EE7BC7D68B1749B2BB6334
tools\checksums.txt
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: RIPEMD160

MD5(less.exe)= 38ae4fc7318ec09b2c0801aa3dda2837
SHA1(less.exe)= 3004a6c4bb49df6ade431074fc56b8179a6097c0
SHA256(less.exe)= b68805b9d5282560aeb9c9eed3fea664264bd27b447e100094d3187a2dd52bc6
MD5(lesskey.exe)= 68cbc696b430cf41d2aa2e7ab8b160be
SHA1(lesskey.exe)= 37022ce233c5a072464ee1df3132c321c56b483c
SHA256(lesskey.exe)= fe501286a1477d3ef5c6d514d7e83362a5fe43d35a2374c3d09530eb5c7ce8f7
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Comment: SOFTWARE SIGNING KEY
Comment: https://www.guysalias.tk/keys/codesign.asc
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=dFQX
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
tools\copying
 
tools\less.exe
md5: 38AE4FC7318EC09B2C0801AA3DDA2837 | sha1: 3004A6C4BB49DF6ADE431074FC56B8179A6097C0 | sha256: B68805B9D5282560AEB9C9EED3FEA664264BD27B447E100094D3187A2DD52BC6 | sha512: DD3382D7683BF5F62507256EF0E40F2EDAEF2F8A06F10E373BFF6352D17EFA0423FB6B1F2C5EEEAE24F71C53332CDFA55D2390154B5F91CC07D6BE788C70F11F
tools\lesskey.exe
md5: 68CBC696B430CF41D2AA2E7AB8B160BE | sha1: 37022CE233C5A072464EE1DF3132C321C56B483C | sha256: FE501286A1477D3EF5C6D514D7E83362A5FE43D35A2374C3D09530EB5C7CE8F7 | sha512: 24A4AD798E5D04D7F1EF5C21D5299F58349561F3DE401554157626E945F46F2CC103DA614BA8BAE9D9E3D82A8806A70B8F9DF657C5045809A763DC5E748F7F4E
tools\license
 
tools\news
 
tools\readme
 

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

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 38 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Approved
Less 608.0 8354 Monday, September 5, 2022 Approved
Less 590.0 9669 Thursday, August 26, 2021 Approved
Less 5.812 3717 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Approved
Less 5.81 1160 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Approved
Less 5.63 5269 Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Approved
Less 5.62 3280 Thursday, May 21, 2020 Approved
Less 5.61 829 Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Approved
Less 5.51.0.20191024 6947 Thursday, October 24, 2019 Approved
Less 5.51 1722 Sunday, June 23, 2019 Approved
Less 5.50 443 Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Approved
Less 5.48 1320 Thursday, February 14, 2019 Approved
Less 5.29 2198 Sunday, January 28, 2018 Approved
Less 5.27 454 Monday, January 22, 2018 Approved
Less for Windows 4.87 1550 Friday, April 14, 2017 Approved
Less for Windows 4.81.1 1090 Thursday, June 30, 2016 Approved
Less for Windows 4.81 624 Saturday, February 6, 2016 Approved
Less for Windows 3.94 1398 Monday, November 11, 2013 Unknown

This package has no dependencies.

Discussion for the Less Package

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