Command prompt outputs large files one line at a time

Drumachine · 10-05-2013, 02:59 PM

It's a difficult problem to explain but when I used to issue the command:

Code:

man sudo

The first page of the manual would instantly appear in a flash.

I don't know what I changed but now when I type the same command the output starts scrolling up from the bottom of the screen one line at time.

Can anyone explain what I might have changed and how I can revert back to how it was before?

I'm using Debian with no GUI if that helps?

Habitual · 10-05-2013, 03:07 PM

bash?

Drumachine · 10-05-2013, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

bash?

probably. setting?

astrogeek · 10-05-2013, 03:11 PM

What does this say?

Code:

echo $MANPAGER

Do you have a man alias that uses a different man config file than /usr/lib/man.conf?

Try this to force the normal default behavior...

Code:

man -P '/usr/bin/less -is' sudo

Drumachine · 10-05-2013, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

What does this say?

Code:

echo $MANPAGER

This returns a blank line.

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

Do you have a man alias that uses a different man config file than /usr/lib/man.conf?

Not that I know of!

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

Try this to force the normal default behavior...

Code:

man -P '/usr/bin/less -is' sudo

This doesn't affect the behavior; the scrolling effect persists.