---
name: "IO::Pager::less"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-io-pager"
version: "2.10-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IO::Pager::less"
---

# IO::Pager::less(3pm)

No pager? Pipe output to Perl-based pager a TTY

## NAME

IO::Pager::less - No pager? Pipe output to Perl-based pager a TTY

## SYNOPSIS

```
  {
    #Can be instantiated functionally or OO, same as other sub-classes.
    my $token = new IO::Pager::less;
    $token->print("Pure perl goodness...\n") while 1;
  }
```

## DESCRIPTION

IO::Pager::less is a simple, extensible, perl-based pager.

See IO::Pager for method details.

## METHODS

All methods are inherited from IO::Pager; except for instantiation and print.

## SEE ALSO

IO::Pager, Term::Pager, IO::Pager::Buffered, IO::Pager::Page,

## AUTHOR

Jerrad Pierce \<jpierce@cpan.org\>

Significant proddage provided by Tye McQueen.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Jerrad Pierce

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  Thou shalt not claim ownership of unmodified materials.

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  Thou shalt not claim whole ownership of modified materials.

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  Thou shalt grant the indemnity of the provider of materials.

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  Thou shalt use and dispense freely without other restrictions.

Or, if you prefer:

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.0 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.