gnomon

loren , 1 day ago to random

barns for the barn gods

gnomon , 1 day ago

@loren SHEDS FOR THE SHED FIEND

cc: @godtributes

loren , 5 days ago to random

Shrimp

gnomon , 4 days ago

@loren shraaaaaaamp

kuba , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Ok so here's a linux question that's been bugging me for years.

I sometimes less to display/paginate a streaming stdout from another program. When I press END key on the keyboard, it brings me to the bottom of the stream, the latest data it has.

Then it says "Waiting for data... (^X or interrupt to abort)"

I want it to stop waiting for data and let me scroll up as it usually does when it's not waiting for data.

EDIT: Solved in

https://mastodon.social/@gnomon/112565743587893108

and

https://social.tchncs.de/@thomasmey/112565649508431258 🙏

gnomon , 1 month ago

@kuba you're doing the right thing! Or at least you're doing what should produce the result you want according to the default configuration of less(1).

However you say you're invoking less "indirectly" with journalctl; do you mean you're running journalctl ... | less, or just running journalctl and letting it invoke less(1) itself as the default pager? If the latter, it's useful to know that systemd invokes less with some quite non-default options!

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/src/shared/pager.c

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gnomon , 1 month ago

@kuba If you consult the systemd documentation and the entries for $SYSTEMD_PAGER and $SYSTEMD_LESS¹ you'll find mention of some mysterious less(1) options but not what they mean or why they matter; but if you peek at the doc source code² you'll find that the behaviour you're describing is controlled by the presence of "K" in the default $SYSTEMD_LESS var, and you can override that out with, e.g.:

SYSTEMD_LESS='FRXM' journalctl  

¹: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.html#$SYSTEMD_PAGER

²: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/60a20eff8007105c4a09ab34ebe318d5970e629a/man/common-variables.xml#L112-L155

gnomon , 1 month ago

@kuba fantastic!! You're welcome! Thanks for giving me an opportunity to learn about this particular little stumbling block. I'll remember it for next time!!

loren , 1 month ago to random

i think this is the first godzilla movie i've watched. i have a vague memory of one being on when i was kid but really just a flash of godzilla on the screen never like a full movie lmao

#monsterdon

gnomon , 1 month ago

@loren omg omg omg you have such a treat ahead of you

...when you watch the original one I mean, this one tonight is going to be disaster, I'm so happy you're here with us for this

loren , 1 month ago to random

slurpent

gnomon , 1 month ago

@loren slea slurpent?

loren , 1 month ago to random

i heard rustling and a squeak outside. who could it be?

gnomon , 1 month ago

@loren ITS THA POSS

loren , 1 month ago to random

Space quails

gnomon , 1 month ago

@loren quail pail

mhoye , 1 month ago to random

Indignant birb.

gnomon , 1 month ago

@mhoye cc: @loren 👀↑↑ 🐦😐

loren , 1 month ago to random

interview tomorrow. wish me luck or something?

gnomon , 1 month ago

@loren good luck with the interview today!!

loren , 2 months ago to random

blagh!

gnomon , 2 months ago

@loren MOOD

loren , 2 months ago to random

you're a smooth trunkfish

gnomon , 2 months ago

@loren I'm a smooth shark

loren , 2 months ago to random

Omg wtf??

gnomon , 2 months ago

@loren WTF == White Tailed Fdeer?

loren , 2 months ago to random

Flower squirrel

gnomon , 2 months ago

@loren that squirrel is standing still therefore that squirrel is at imminent risk of BEING DUCKED