Bsd less

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BSD variation of less.
You may also be interested in gnu less.

Documentation

man less https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=less

Usage

Common Params

less \
  -X `# skip de-initialization (leave text onscreen at exit)`
  -R `# raw control chars (include colours)` \
  -S `# chop lines wider than terminal can display (scroll w/ arrowkeys)` \
  -F `# only use pager if terminal not tall enough for all text` \
  +F `# tail output, only use pager if terminal not tall enough for all text` \
  -i `# ignore case` \
  \
  --wheel-lines=5 `# number of lines scrolled each mousewheel click` \

Configuration

Colours

less colours can be controlled via $LESS_TERMCAP_* environment variables.
See https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/108699/documentation-on-less-termcap-variables