Can you interactively modify the terminal reset in 'less'?

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I usually do not want to reset the terminal when I exit less (that is, I want the screen to continue displaying what I was looking at). Usually, when I'm on a new box and haven't configured it yet, I invoke less, quit, see the screen reset, curse mildly, and rerun with less -X ... On very rare occasions, I remember that the screen is going to reset as soon as I quit, in which case the sequence of events is slightly modified and the mild cursing occurs before I quit, but the overall effect is about the same.



Is there any way to modify a currently running less process so that it will not reset the terminal upon exit?










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I usually do not want to reset the terminal when I exit less (that is, I want the screen to continue displaying what I was looking at). Usually, when I'm on a new box and haven't configured it yet, I invoke less, quit, see the screen reset, curse mildly, and rerun with less -X ... On very rare occasions, I remember that the screen is going to reset as soon as I quit, in which case the sequence of events is slightly modified and the mild cursing occurs before I quit, but the overall effect is about the same.



Is there any way to modify a currently running less process so that it will not reset the terminal upon exit?










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  • Some terminals (such as xterm) have a menu setting which enable/disables switching to/from alternate screen. Most do not...
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I usually do not want to reset the terminal when I exit less (that is, I want the screen to continue displaying what I was looking at). Usually, when I'm on a new box and haven't configured it yet, I invoke less, quit, see the screen reset, curse mildly, and rerun with less -X ... On very rare occasions, I remember that the screen is going to reset as soon as I quit, in which case the sequence of events is slightly modified and the mild cursing occurs before I quit, but the overall effect is about the same.



Is there any way to modify a currently running less process so that it will not reset the terminal upon exit?










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I usually do not want to reset the terminal when I exit less (that is, I want the screen to continue displaying what I was looking at). Usually, when I'm on a new box and haven't configured it yet, I invoke less, quit, see the screen reset, curse mildly, and rerun with less -X ... On very rare occasions, I remember that the screen is going to reset as soon as I quit, in which case the sequence of events is slightly modified and the mild cursing occurs before I quit, but the overall effect is about the same.



Is there any way to modify a currently running less process so that it will not reset the terminal upon exit?







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  • Some terminals (such as xterm) have a menu setting which enable/disables switching to/from alternate screen. Most do not...
    – Thomas Dickey
    4 mins ago
















  • Some terminals (such as xterm) have a menu setting which enable/disables switching to/from alternate screen. Most do not...
    – Thomas Dickey
    4 mins ago















Some terminals (such as xterm) have a menu setting which enable/disables switching to/from alternate screen. Most do not...
– Thomas Dickey
4 mins ago




Some terminals (such as xterm) have a menu setting which enable/disables switching to/from alternate screen. Most do not...
– Thomas Dickey
4 mins ago















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