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Respect PAGER variable and default to less on Linux #798

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14 changes: 11 additions & 3 deletions src/System.Management.Automation/engine/InitialSessionState.cs
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Expand Up @@ -5475,10 +5475,18 @@ internal static SessionStateAliasEntry[] BuiltInAliases
internal const string DefaultMoreFunctionText = @"
param([string[]]$paths)
$OutputEncoding = [System.Console]::OutputEncoding
$moreCommand = (Get-Command -CommandType Application more).Definition | Select-Object -First 1

# Respect PAGER, use more on Windows, and use less on Linux
if (Test-Path env:PAGER) {
$moreCommand = (Get-Command -CommandType Application $env:PAGER).Definition | Select-Object -First 1
} elseif ($IsWindows) {
$moreCommand = (Get-Command -CommandType Application more).Definition | Select-Object -First 1
} else {
$moreCommand = (Get-Command -CommandType Application less).Definition | Select-Object -First 1
}

if($paths) {
foreach ($file in $paths)
{
foreach ($file in $paths) {
Get-Content $file | & $moreCommand
}
} else { $input | & $moreCommand }
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