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When I run git branch (from bash or csh), it automagically pipes the output through less. However, with only a few branches in the repository this is beyond unnecessary, it is annoying, as the branch listing disappears once I quit less.

Checking ~/.gitconfig file and the local .git/config files finds nothing about a pager or any thing else that would cause this. Otherwise, nothing I've found in web searches has been helpful or promising.

Why is this happening, and what (if anything) can I do to make less run when needed (e.g. when doing a git log when there's a lot of history) but not otherwise (like a git branch with only 2 or 3 branches)?

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When I run git branch (from bash or csh), it automagically pipes the output through less. However, with only a few branches in the repository this is beyond unnecessary, it is annoying, as the branch listing disappears once I quit less.

Checking ~/.gitconfig file and the local .git/config files finds nothing about a pager or any thing else that would cause this. Otherwise, nothing I've found in web searches has been helpful or promising.

Why is this happening, and what (if anything) can I do to make less run when needed (e.g. when doing a git log when there's a lot of history) but not otherwise (like a git branch with only 2 or 3 branches)?

git

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  In general git doesn't know how much output there is going to be from any command, so it send everything by default through a pager, which will probably be less.
  
  – icarus
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

When I run git branch (from bash or csh), it automagically pipes the output through less. However, with only a few branches in the repository this is beyond unnecessary, it is annoying, as the branch listing disappears once I quit less.

Checking ~/.gitconfig file and the local .git/config files finds nothing about a pager or any thing else that would cause this. Otherwise, nothing I've found in web searches has been helpful or promising.

Why is this happening, and what (if anything) can I do to make less run when needed (e.g. when doing a git log when there's a lot of history) but not otherwise (like a git branch with only 2 or 3 branches)?

git

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You can set the following:

git config --global core.pager 'less -FRSX'

This will ensure that less will

• Exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen (F)


• Output the raw control characters for terminal formatting (R)


• Chop long lines (S)


• Don't send the init/de-init strings to the terminal - avoids clearing the screen on exit (X)

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  and omit the --global if you want it to only apply to the current repository.
  
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  Setting the environment variable LESS to -FR, adding in X and S to taste is another way.
  
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  See also unix.stackexchange.com/questions/469360/…
  
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You can set the following:

git config --global core.pager 'less -FRSX'

This will ensure that less will

• Exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen (F)


• Output the raw control characters for terminal formatting (R)


• Chop long lines (S)


• Don't send the init/de-init strings to the terminal - avoids clearing the screen on exit (X)

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answered 8 hours ago

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  and omit the --global if you want it to only apply to the current repository.
  
  – mosvy
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Setting the environment variable LESS to -FR, adding in X and S to taste is another way.
  
  – icarus
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  See also unix.stackexchange.com/questions/469360/…
  
  – icarus
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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You can set the following:

git config --global core.pager 'less -FRSX'

This will ensure that less will

• Exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen (F)


• Output the raw control characters for terminal formatting (R)


• Chop long lines (S)


• Don't send the init/de-init strings to the terminal - avoids clearing the screen on exit (X)

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

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  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  and omit the --global if you want it to only apply to the current repository.
  
  – mosvy
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Setting the environment variable LESS to -FR, adding in X and S to taste is another way.
  
  – icarus
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  See also unix.stackexchange.com/questions/469360/…
  
  – icarus
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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You can set the following:

git config --global core.pager 'less -FRSX'

This will ensure that less will

• Exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen (F)


• Output the raw control characters for terminal formatting (R)


• Chop long lines (S)


• Don't send the init/de-init strings to the terminal - avoids clearing the screen on exit (X)

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answered 8 hours ago

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git config --global core.pager 'less -FRSX'

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