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To:     Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org>
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Subject: Re: why does git set X in LESS env var?
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Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org> writes:

> Please note that dropping "-X" and leaving "-F" would actually
> introduce the inconsistency that I already mentioned.  To reiterate,
> short outputs would then remain displayed on screen, while long
> outputs would disappear after exiting less(1).

Good point.