---
name: "sensible-pager"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sensible-utils"
version: "0.0.25"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sensible-pager"
---

# sensible-pager(1)

sensible paging

## NAME

sensible-pager - sensible paging

## SYNOPSIS

**sensible-pager** \[*OPTIONS*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**sensible-pager** makes sensible decisions on which pager to call. Programs in Debian can use this script as their default pager, or emulate their behavior.

## SEE ALSO

Documentation of the **PAGER** variable in [**environ**(7)](/environ/7.md)

## STANDARD

Documentation of behavior of **sensible-utils** under a debian system is available under section 11.4 of debian-policy usually installed under /usr/share/doc/debian-policy (you might need to install debian-policy)