I made a terminal pager that can be used instead of more, less, tail -f.
It has a mode that distinguishes between headers and columns.
Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
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Re: Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
#2I'm surprised there aren't more pagers besides `less` and `more`. Alternatives I've found online:
- https://linux.die.net/man/1/most (multiple files/windows at once)
- https://github.com/sharkdp/bat (uses `less` under the hood, syntax highlighting and git diffs)
- https://linux.die.net/man/1/lesskey (add parameters to `less`)
- https://github.com/ivanov/kanten (looks abandoned)
- "Just use vim" (and vim's paging is really good, so this is viable, in fact probably the most viable so far)
`less` is a great program, despite being old there aren't really many flaws. It's one of those tools that don't really need updates or improvements. But I do think there are a few features which would be nice to have (automatic ANSI coloring, tailing, syntax highlighting, support for files like sqlite and tar - which of which are in ov).
The one thing which `less` may have over `ov` (besides already being on most distros) is speed. `less` takes in really large files, or forever terminal output, and is still really fast. And I find that when I use `less` I use it with large files or terminal output often. Though I don't actually know if `ov` is any slower, it's something the dev should watch out for (I don't see "speed" mentioned in the README).
Re: Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
#3I'm impressed by the documentation. Commonly used options with examples fairly high up, then a complete overview of all the options below that.
Definitely going to give this a try.
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#4I'm surprised there aren't more pagers besides `less` and `more`. Alternatives I've found online: - https://linux.die.net/man/1/most (multiple files/windows at once) - https://github.com/sharkdp/bat (uses `less` under the hood, syntax highlighting and git diffs) - https://linux.die.net/man/1/lesskey (add parameters to `less`) - https://github.com/ivanov/kanten (looks abandoned) - "Just use vim" (and vim's paging is r…
First of all please keep in mind that "less" is wonderfully updated https://github.com/gwsw/less
ov is built for speed, but "less" is often better.
"bat" is a nice application, but it's not a pager. I believe "bat" is not suitable for opening large files.
https://twitter.com/noborus/status/1610111558574804993?s=20&...
Re: Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
#5I'm surprised there aren't more pagers besides `less` and `more`. Alternatives I've found online: - https://linux.die.net/man/1/most (multiple files/windows at once) - https://github.com/sharkdp/bat (uses `less` under the hood, syntax highlighting and git diffs) - https://linux.die.net/man/1/lesskey (add parameters to `less`) - https://github.com/ivanov/kanten (looks abandoned) - "Just use vim" (and vim's paging is r…
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Re: Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
#6I'm impressed by the documentation. Commonly used options with examples fairly high up, then a complete overview of all the options below that. Definitely going to give this a try.
Thank you.
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#7I'm surprised there aren't more pagers besides `less` and `more`. Alternatives I've found online: - https://linux.die.net/man/1/most (multiple files/windows at once) - https://github.com/sharkdp/bat (uses `less` under the hood, syntax highlighting and git diffs) - https://linux.die.net/man/1/lesskey (add parameters to `less`) - https://github.com/ivanov/kanten (looks abandoned) - "Just use vim" (and vim's paging is r…
ANSI coloring and tailing is supported by less. Press F to start tailing. Many programs detect if they are redirected to a pipe and then stop to emit ANSI color codes.
Re: Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
#8Anyone tried using this for a scrollback pager for kitty terminal? I have a convoluted nvim incantation right now I’d love to replace.
Re: Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
#9If the log-file viewing capabilities look interesting to you, check out lnav, which is built for that and excels at it:
Re: Show HN: Ov – feature rich terminal pager
#10I'm surprised there aren't more pagers besides `less` and `more`. Alternatives I've found online: - https://linux.die.net/man/1/most (multiple files/windows at once) - https://github.com/sharkdp/bat (uses `less` under the hood, syntax highlighting and git diffs) - https://linux.die.net/man/1/lesskey (add parameters to `less`) - https://github.com/ivanov/kanten (looks abandoned) - "Just use vim" (and vim's paging is r…
linux.die.net man pages are horribly outdated.
Better links: