[PATCH v6 0/2] less: fully implement -R

[dietmar.schindler at manrolandgoss.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: busybox <busybox-bounces at busybox.net> On Behalf Of Bernhard Reutner-Fischer
> Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2022 8:17 AM
> ...
> https://busybox.busybox.narkive.com/Ueypu29o/patch-1-3-less-use-esc-positive-instead-of-esc-
> normal
>
> and following.
>
> Specifically:
> ---8<---
> It is not okay in Unix to pipe escape sequences to a non-tty stdout.

This statement would mean that every Unix filter program which pipes input eventually containing escape sequences unmodified to a non-tty stdout would be "not okay" - hence it can't be true.

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Best regards,
Dietmar Schindler
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