Less -F or –quit-if-one-screen option causes less to automatically exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen.
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## create a small file with 10 lines > mysmfile; i=1; while [ $i -le 10 ]; \ do echo "$i" >> mysmfile; ((i++)); done ## default less mysmfile ## displays 10 lines but does not exit ## less -F or --quit-if-one-screen option less -F mysmfile ## displays 10 lines and exit rm mysmfile |