less '+&pattern' in cygwin

Question

I am trying to use less (in cygwin) with an initial command of &pattern:

printf 'A\nB\n' | less '+&B'

Give me the text "&/B" at the topleft of my screen, and I have to press ENTER to do the actual filtering.

I was expecting it to do the filtering right away.

(
printf 'A\nB\n' | less '+/B'
Here line B is at top of screen, without the need for pressing ENTER
)

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '16 at 11:08

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printf 'A\nB\n' | less '+&B^M'

where ^M is CTRL+v plus RETURN on bash

answered Jun 30 '16 at 11:08

matzeri

If I type printf 'A\nB\n' | less '+&B^M' then ^M becomes part of the search string, and I still have to press ENTER? – Morten Kjærulff Jul 01 '16 at 11:05
Ah! Got it. Thanks – Morten Kjærulff Jul 01 '16 at 14:04

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