rdate: make it do something remotely sane, facing 32-bit time overflow
[oweals/busybox.git] / miscutils / less.c
index c5820d325506ce0e9f17c01a3aa66800df82ec87..0b0a9aed4be26e7290d9813cf946e5b25e2d44ca 100644 (file)
 //config:      help
 //config:        The -M/-m flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
 //config:
+//config:config FEATURE_LESS_TRUNCATE
+//config:      bool "Enable -S"
+//config:      default y
+//config:      depends on LESS
+//config:      help
+//config:        The -S flag causes long lines to be truncated rather than
+//config:        wrapped.
+//config:
 //config:config FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
 //config:      bool "Enable marks"
 //config:      default y
@@ -79,7 +87,6 @@
 //config:        this option makes less perform a last-ditch effort to find it:
 //config:        position cursor to 999,999 and ask terminal to report real
 //config:        cursor position using "ESC [ 6 n" escape sequence, then read stdin.
-//config:
 //config:        This is not clean but helps a lot on serial lines and such.
 //config:
 //config:config FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
 //config:        less itself ('-' keyboard command).
 //config:
 //config:config FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
-//config:      bool "Enable dynamic switching of line numbers"
+//config:      bool "Enable -N (dynamic switching of line numbers)"
 //config:      default y
 //config:      depends on FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
-//config:      help
-//config:        Enables "-N" command.
+
+//applet:IF_LESS(APPLET(less, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
+
+//kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_LESS) += less.o
 
 //usage:#define less_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "[-E" IF_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP("I")IF_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS("Mm") "Nh~] [FILE]..."
+//usage:       "[-E" IF_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP("I")IF_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS("Mm")
+//usage:       "N" IF_FEATURE_LESS_TRUNCATE("S") "h~] [FILE]..."
 //usage:#define less_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "View FILE (or stdin) one screenful at a time\n"
 //usage:     "\n       -E      Quit once the end of a file is reached"
 //usage:     "\n               and percentage through the file"
 //usage:       )
 //usage:     "\n       -N      Prefix line number to each line"
+//usage:       IF_FEATURE_LESS_TRUNCATE(
+//usage:     "\n       -S      Truncate long lines"
+//usage:       )
 //usage:     "\n       -~      Suppress ~s displayed past EOF"
 
 #include <sched.h>  /* sched_yield() */
 
 #include "libbb.h"
+#include "common_bufsiz.h"
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
 #include "xregex.h"
 #endif
@@ -144,7 +158,7 @@ enum {
        FLAG_N = 1 << 3,
        FLAG_TILDE = 1 << 4,
        FLAG_I = 1 << 5,
-       FLAG_S = (1 << 6) * ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD,
+       FLAG_S = (1 << 6) * ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_TRUNCATE,
 /* hijack command line options variable for internal state vars */
        LESS_STATE_MATCH_BACKWARDS = 1 << 15,
 };
@@ -156,6 +170,7 @@ enum { pattern_valid = 0 };
 struct globals {
        int cur_fline; /* signed */
        int kbd_fd;  /* fd to get input from */
+       int kbd_fd_orig_flags;
        int less_gets_pos;
 /* last position in last line, taking into account tabs */
        size_t last_line_pos;
@@ -176,6 +191,12 @@ struct globals {
        unsigned current_file;
        char *filename;
        char **files;
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
+       int num_lines; /* a flag if < 0, line count if >= 0 */
+# define REOPEN_AND_COUNT (-1)
+# define REOPEN_STDIN     (-2)
+# define NOT_REGULAR_FILE (-3)
+#endif
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
        unsigned num_marks;
        unsigned mark_lines[15][2];
@@ -217,6 +238,7 @@ struct globals {
 #define current_file        (G.current_file      )
 #define filename            (G.filename          )
 #define files               (G.files             )
+#define num_lines           (G.num_lines         )
 #define num_marks           (G.num_marks         )
 #define mark_lines          (G.mark_lines        )
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
@@ -284,6 +306,8 @@ static void print_statusline(const char *str)
 static void less_exit(int code)
 {
        set_tty_cooked();
+       if (!(G.kbd_fd_orig_flags & O_NONBLOCK))
+               ndelay_off(kbd_fd);
        clear_line();
        if (code < 0)
                kill_myself_with_sig(- code); /* does not return */
@@ -319,8 +343,10 @@ static void re_wrap(void)
                *d = *s;
                if (*d != '\0') {
                        new_line_pos++;
-                       if (*d == '\t') /* tab */
+                       if (*d == '\t') /* tab */
                                new_line_pos += 7;
+                               new_line_pos &= (~7);
+                       }
                        s++;
                        d++;
                        if (new_line_pos >= w) {
@@ -382,6 +408,14 @@ static void fill_match_lines(unsigned pos);
 #define fill_match_lines(pos) ((void)0)
 #endif
 
+static int at_end(void)
+{
+       return (option_mask32 & FLAG_S)
+               ? !(cur_fline <= max_fline &&
+                       max_lineno > LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) + max_displayed_line)
+               : !(max_fline > cur_fline + max_displayed_line);
+}
+
 /* Devilishly complex routine.
  *
  * Has to deal with EOF and EPIPE on input,
@@ -410,7 +444,6 @@ static void fill_match_lines(unsigned pos);
  */
 static void read_lines(void)
 {
-#define readbuf bb_common_bufsiz1
        char *current_line, *p;
        int w = width;
        char last_terminated = terminated;
@@ -420,6 +453,9 @@ static void read_lines(void)
        unsigned old_max_fline = max_fline;
 #endif
 
+#define readbuf bb_common_bufsiz1
+       setup_common_bufsiz();
+
        /* (careful: max_fline can be -1) */
        if (max_fline + 1 > MAXLINES)
                return;
@@ -427,7 +463,7 @@ static void read_lines(void)
        if (option_mask32 & FLAG_N)
                w -= 8;
 
-       p = current_line = ((char*)xmalloc(w + 4)) + 4;
+       p = current_line = ((char*)xmalloc(w + 5)) + 4;
        if (!last_terminated) {
                const char *cp = flines[max_fline];
                p = stpcpy(p, cp);
@@ -451,7 +487,7 @@ static void read_lines(void)
                                        time_t t;
 
                                        errno = 0;
-                                       eof_error = safe_read(STDIN_FILENO, readbuf, sizeof(readbuf));
+                                       eof_error = safe_read(STDIN_FILENO, readbuf, COMMON_BUFSIZE);
                                        if (errno != EAGAIN)
                                                break;
                                        t = time(NULL);
@@ -486,7 +522,7 @@ static void read_lines(void)
                                        new_last_line_pos += 7;
                                        new_last_line_pos &= (~7);
                                }
-                               if ((int)new_last_line_pos >= w)
+                               if ((int)new_last_line_pos > w)
                                        break;
                                last_line_pos = new_last_line_pos;
                        }
@@ -528,11 +564,7 @@ static void read_lines(void)
                        eof_error = 0; /* Pretend we saw EOF */
                        break;
                }
-               if (!(option_mask32 & FLAG_S)
-                 ? (max_fline > cur_fline + max_displayed_line)
-                 : (max_fline >= cur_fline
-                    && max_lineno > LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) + max_displayed_line)
-               ) {
+               if (!at_end()) {
 #if !ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
                        break;
 #else
@@ -548,7 +580,7 @@ static void read_lines(void)
                        break;
                }
                max_fline++;
-               current_line = ((char*)xmalloc(w + 4)) + 4;
+               current_line = ((char*)xmalloc(w + 5)) + 4;
                p = current_line;
                last_line_pos = 0;
        } /* end of "read lines until we reach cur_fline" loop */
@@ -560,6 +592,10 @@ static void read_lines(void)
                        print_statusline(bb_msg_read_error);
                }
        }
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
+       else if (eof_error == 0)
+               num_lines = max_lineno;
+#endif
 
        fill_match_lines(old_max_fline);
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
@@ -570,18 +606,61 @@ static void read_lines(void)
 }
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
-/* Interestingly, writing calc_percent as a function saves around 32 bytes
- * on my build. */
-static int calc_percent(void)
+static int safe_lineno(int fline)
 {
-       unsigned p = (100 * (cur_fline+max_displayed_line+1) + max_fline/2) / (max_fline+1);
-       return p <= 100 ? p : 100;
+       if (fline >= max_fline)
+               fline = max_fline - 1;
+
+       /* also catches empty file (max_fline == 0) */
+       if (fline < 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       return LINENO(flines[fline]) + 1;
+}
+
+/* count number of lines in file */
+static void update_num_lines(void)
+{
+       int count, fd;
+       struct stat stbuf;
+       ssize_t len, i;
+       char buf[4096];
+
+       /* only do this for regular files */
+       if (num_lines == REOPEN_AND_COUNT || num_lines == REOPEN_STDIN) {
+               count = 0;
+               fd = open("/proc/self/fd/0", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0 && num_lines == REOPEN_AND_COUNT) {
+                       /* "filename" is valid only if REOPEN_AND_COUNT */
+                       fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
+               }
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       /* somebody stole my file! */
+                       num_lines = NOT_REGULAR_FILE;
+                       return;
+               }
+               if (fstat(fd, &stbuf) != 0 || !S_ISREG(stbuf.st_mode)) {
+                       num_lines = NOT_REGULAR_FILE;
+                       goto do_close;
+               }
+               while ((len = safe_read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+                               if (buf[i] == '\n' && ++count == MAXLINES)
+                                       goto done;
+                       }
+               }
+ done:
+               num_lines = count;
+ do_close:
+               close(fd);
+       }
 }
 
 /* Print a status line if -M was specified */
 static void m_status_print(void)
 {
-       int percentage;
+       int first, last;
+       unsigned percent;
 
        if (less_gets_pos >= 0) /* don't touch statusline while input is done! */
                return;
@@ -590,17 +669,26 @@ static void m_status_print(void)
        printf(HIGHLIGHT"%s", filename);
        if (num_files > 1)
                printf(" (file %i of %i)", current_file, num_files);
-       printf(" lines %i-%i/%i ",
-                       cur_fline + 1, cur_fline + max_displayed_line + 1,
-                       max_fline + 1);
-       if (cur_fline >= (int)(max_fline - max_displayed_line)) {
-               printf("(END)"NORMAL);
+
+       first = safe_lineno(cur_fline);
+       last = (option_mask32 & FLAG_S)
+                       ? MIN(first + max_displayed_line, max_lineno)
+                       : safe_lineno(cur_fline + max_displayed_line);
+       printf(" lines %i-%i", first, last);
+
+       update_num_lines();
+       if (num_lines >= 0)
+               printf("/%i", num_lines);
+
+       if (at_end()) {
+               printf(" (END)");
                if (num_files > 1 && current_file != num_files)
-                       printf(HIGHLIGHT" - next: %s"NORMAL, files[current_file]);
-               return;
+                       printf(" - next: %s", files[current_file]);
+       } else if (num_lines > 0) {
+               percent = (100 * last + num_lines/2) / num_lines;
+               printf(" %i%%", percent <= 100 ? percent : 100);
        }
-       percentage = calc_percent();
-       printf("%i%%"NORMAL, percentage);
+       printf(NORMAL);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -622,7 +710,7 @@ static void status_print(void)
 #endif
 
        clear_line();
-       if (cur_fline && cur_fline < (int)(max_fline - max_displayed_line)) {
+       if (cur_fline && !at_end()) {
                bb_putchar(':');
                return;
        }
@@ -637,23 +725,6 @@ static void status_print(void)
        print_hilite(p);
 }
 
-static void cap_cur_fline(int nlines)
-{
-       int diff;
-       if (cur_fline < 0)
-               cur_fline = 0;
-       if (cur_fline + max_displayed_line > max_fline + TILDES) {
-               cur_fline -= nlines;
-               if (cur_fline < 0)
-                       cur_fline = 0;
-               diff = max_fline - (cur_fline + max_displayed_line) + TILDES;
-               /* As the number of lines requested was too large, we just move
-                * to the end of the file */
-               if (diff > 0)
-                       cur_fline += diff;
-       }
-}
-
 static const char controls[] ALIGN1 =
        /* NUL: never encountered; TAB: not converted */
        /**/"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08"  "\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f"
@@ -665,27 +736,21 @@ static const char ctrlconv[] ALIGN1 =
        "\x40\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x40\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f"
        "\x50\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f";
 
-static void lineno_str(char *nbuf9, const char *line)
+static void print_lineno(const char *line)
 {
-       nbuf9[0] = '\0';
-       if (option_mask32 & FLAG_N) {
-               const char *fmt;
-               unsigned n;
-
-               if (line == empty_line_marker) {
-                       memset(nbuf9, ' ', 8);
-                       nbuf9[8] = '\0';
-                       return;
-               }
+       const char *fmt = "        ";
+       unsigned n = n; /* for compiler */
+
+       if (line != empty_line_marker) {
                /* Width of 7 preserves tab spacing in the text */
                fmt = "%7u ";
                n = LINENO(line) + 1;
-               if (n > 9999999) {
+               if (n > 9999999 && MAXLINES > 9999999) {
                        n %= 10000000;
                        fmt = "%07u ";
                }
-               sprintf(nbuf9, fmt, n);
        }
+       printf(fmt, n);
 }
 
 
@@ -697,8 +762,7 @@ static void print_found(const char *line)
        char *growline;
        regmatch_t match_structs;
 
-       char buf[width];
-       char nbuf9[9];
+       char buf[width+1];
        const char *str = line;
        char *p = buf;
        size_t n;
@@ -748,12 +812,7 @@ static void print_found(const char *line)
                        match_status = 1;
        }
 
-       lineno_str(nbuf9, line);
-       if (!growline) {
-               printf(CLEAR_2_EOL"%s%s\n", nbuf9, str);
-               return;
-       }
-       printf(CLEAR_2_EOL"%s%s%s\n", nbuf9, growline, str);
+       printf("%s%s\n", growline ? growline : "", str);
        free(growline);
 }
 #else
@@ -762,14 +821,10 @@ void print_found(const char *line);
 
 static void print_ascii(const char *str)
 {
-       char buf[width];
-       char nbuf9[9];
+       char buf[width+1];
        char *p;
        size_t n;
 
-       lineno_str(nbuf9, str);
-       printf(CLEAR_2_EOL"%s", nbuf9);
-
        while (*str) {
                n = strcspn(str, controls);
                if (n) {
@@ -802,18 +857,28 @@ static void buffer_print(void)
        unsigned i;
 
        move_cursor(0, 0);
-       for (i = 0; i <= max_displayed_line; i++)
+       for (i = 0; i <= max_displayed_line; i++) {
+               printf(CLEAR_2_EOL);
+               if (option_mask32 & FLAG_N)
+                       print_lineno(buffer[i]);
                if (pattern_valid)
                        print_found(buffer[i]);
                else
                        print_ascii(buffer[i]);
+       }
+       if ((option_mask32 & FLAG_E)
+        && eof_error <= 0
+        && (max_fline - cur_fline) <= max_displayed_line
+       ) {
+               less_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+       }
        status_print();
 }
 
 static void buffer_fill_and_print(void)
 {
        unsigned i;
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_TRUNCATE
        int fpos = cur_fline;
 
        if (option_mask32 & FLAG_S) {
@@ -845,45 +910,112 @@ static void buffer_fill_and_print(void)
        buffer_print();
 }
 
+/* move cur_fline to a given line number, reading lines if necessary */
+static void goto_lineno(int target)
+{
+       if (target <= 0 ) {
+               cur_fline = 0;
+       }
+       else if (target > LINENO(flines[cur_fline])) {
+ retry:
+               while (LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) != target && cur_fline < max_fline)
+                       ++cur_fline;
+               /* target not reached but more input is available */
+               if (LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) != target && eof_error > 0) {
+                       read_lines();
+                       goto retry;
+               }
+       }
+       else {
+               /* search backwards through already-read lines */
+               while (LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) != target && cur_fline > 0)
+                       --cur_fline;
+       }
+}
+
+static void cap_cur_fline(void)
+{
+       if ((option_mask32 & FLAG_S)) {
+               if (cur_fline > max_fline)
+                       cur_fline = max_fline;
+               if (LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) + max_displayed_line > max_lineno + TILDES) {
+                       goto_lineno(max_lineno - max_displayed_line + TILDES);
+                       read_lines();
+               }
+       }
+       else {
+               if (cur_fline + max_displayed_line > max_fline + TILDES)
+                       cur_fline = max_fline - max_displayed_line + TILDES;
+               if (cur_fline < 0)
+                       cur_fline = 0;
+       }
+}
+
 /* Move the buffer up and down in the file in order to scroll */
 static void buffer_down(int nlines)
 {
-       cur_fline += nlines;
+       if ((option_mask32 & FLAG_S))
+               goto_lineno(LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) + nlines);
+       else
+               cur_fline += nlines;
        read_lines();
-       cap_cur_fline(nlines);
+       cap_cur_fline();
        buffer_fill_and_print();
 }
 
 static void buffer_up(int nlines)
 {
-       cur_fline -= nlines;
-       if (cur_fline < 0) cur_fline = 0;
+       if ((option_mask32 & FLAG_S)) {
+               goto_lineno(LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) - nlines);
+       }
+       else {
+               cur_fline -= nlines;
+               if (cur_fline < 0)
+                       cur_fline = 0;
+       }
        read_lines();
        buffer_fill_and_print();
 }
 
-static void buffer_line(int linenum)
+/* display a given line where the argument can be either an index into
+ * the flines array or a line number */
+static void buffer_to_line(int linenum, int is_lineno)
 {
-       if (linenum < 0)
-               linenum = 0;
-       cur_fline = linenum;
+       if (linenum <= 0)
+               cur_fline = 0;
+       else if (is_lineno)
+               goto_lineno(linenum);
+       else
+               cur_fline = linenum;
        read_lines();
-       if (linenum + max_displayed_line > max_fline)
-               linenum = max_fline - max_displayed_line + TILDES;
-       if (linenum < 0)
-               linenum = 0;
-       cur_fline = linenum;
+       cap_cur_fline();
        buffer_fill_and_print();
 }
 
+static void buffer_line(int linenum)
+{
+       buffer_to_line(linenum, FALSE);
+}
+
+static void buffer_lineno(int lineno)
+{
+       buffer_to_line(lineno, TRUE);
+}
+
 static void open_file_and_read_lines(void)
 {
        if (filename) {
                xmove_fd(xopen(filename, O_RDONLY), STDIN_FILENO);
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
+               num_lines = REOPEN_AND_COUNT;
+#endif
        } else {
                /* "less" with no arguments in argv[] */
                /* For status line only */
                filename = xstrdup(bb_msg_standard_input);
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
+               num_lines = REOPEN_STDIN;
+#endif
        }
        readpos = 0;
        readeof = 0;
@@ -935,12 +1067,7 @@ static int64_t getch_nowait(void)
         */
        rd = 1;
        /* Are we interested in stdin? */
-//TODO: reuse code for determining this
-       if (!(option_mask32 & FLAG_S)
-          ? !(max_fline > cur_fline + max_displayed_line)
-          : !(max_fline >= cur_fline
-              && max_lineno > LINENO(flines[cur_fline]) + max_displayed_line)
-       ) {
+       if (at_end()) {
                if (eof_error > 0) /* did NOT reach eof yet */
                        rd = 0; /* yes, we are interested in stdin */
        }
@@ -1251,7 +1378,7 @@ static void number_process(int first_digit)
        i = 1;
        while (i < sizeof(num_input)-1) {
                keypress = less_getch(i + 1);
-               if ((unsigned)keypress > 255 || !isdigit(num_input[i]))
+               if ((unsigned)keypress > 255 || !isdigit(keypress))
                        break;
                num_input[i] = keypress;
                bb_putchar(keypress);
@@ -1275,15 +1402,16 @@ static void number_process(int first_digit)
                buffer_up(num);
                break;
        case 'g': case '<': case 'G': case '>':
-               cur_fline = num + max_displayed_line;
-               read_lines();
-               buffer_line(num - 1);
+               buffer_lineno(num - 1);
                break;
        case 'p': case '%':
-               num = num * (max_fline / 100); /* + max_fline / 2; */
-               cur_fline = num + max_displayed_line;
-               read_lines();
-               buffer_line(num);
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
+               update_num_lines();
+               num = num * (num_lines > 0 ? num_lines : max_lineno) / 100;
+#else
+               num = num * max_lineno / 100;
+#endif
+               buffer_lineno(num);
                break;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
        case 'n':
@@ -1323,10 +1451,12 @@ static void flag_change(void)
        case '~':
                option_mask32 ^= FLAG_TILDE;
                break;
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_TRUNCATE
        case 'S':
                option_mask32 ^= FLAG_S;
                buffer_fill_and_print();
                break;
+#endif
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
        case 'N':
                option_mask32 ^= FLAG_N;
@@ -1463,16 +1593,23 @@ static char opp_bracket(char bracket)
 
 static void match_right_bracket(char bracket)
 {
-       unsigned i;
+       unsigned i = cur_fline;
 
-       if (strchr(flines[cur_fline], bracket) == NULL) {
+       if (i >= max_fline
+        || strchr(flines[i], bracket) == NULL
+       ) {
                print_statusline("No bracket in top line");
                return;
        }
+
        bracket = opp_bracket(bracket);
-       for (i = cur_fline + 1; i < max_fline; i++) {
+       for (; i < max_fline; i++) {
                if (strchr(flines[i], bracket) != NULL) {
-                       buffer_line(i);
+                       /*
+                        * Line with matched right bracket becomes
+                        * last visible line
+                        */
+                       buffer_line(i - max_displayed_line);
                        return;
                }
        }
@@ -1481,16 +1618,22 @@ static void match_right_bracket(char bracket)
 
 static void match_left_bracket(char bracket)
 {
-       int i;
+       int i = cur_fline + max_displayed_line;
 
-       if (strchr(flines[cur_fline + max_displayed_line], bracket) == NULL) {
+       if (i >= max_fline
+        || strchr(flines[i], bracket) == NULL
+       ) {
                print_statusline("No bracket in bottom line");
                return;
        }
 
        bracket = opp_bracket(bracket);
-       for (i = cur_fline + max_displayed_line; i >= 0; i--) {
+       for (; i >= 0; i--) {
                if (strchr(flines[i], bracket) != NULL) {
+                       /*
+                        * Line with matched left bracket becomes
+                        * first visible line
+                        */
                        buffer_line(i);
                        return;
                }
@@ -1631,7 +1774,7 @@ int less_main(int argc, char **argv)
         * -s: condense many empty lines to one
         *     (used by some setups for manpage display)
         */
-       getopt32(argv, "EMmN~I" IF_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD("S") /*ignored:*/"s");
+       getopt32(argv, "EMmN~I" IF_FEATURE_LESS_TRUNCATE("S") /*ignored:*/"s");
        argc -= optind;
        argv += optind;
        num_files = argc;
@@ -1658,9 +1801,10 @@ int less_main(int argc, char **argv)
        /* Some versions of less can survive w/o controlling tty,
         * try to do the same. This also allows to specify an alternative
         * tty via "less 1<>TTY".
-        * We don't try to use STDOUT_FILENO directly,
+        *
+        * We prefer not to use STDOUT_FILENO directly,
         * since we want to set this fd to non-blocking mode,
-        * and not bother with restoring it on exit.
+        * and not interfere with other processes which share stdout with us.
         */
        tty_name = xmalloc_ttyname(STDOUT_FILENO);
        if (tty_name) {
@@ -1672,10 +1816,12 @@ int less_main(int argc, char **argv)
                /* Try controlling tty */
  try_ctty:
                tty_fd = open(CURRENT_TTY, O_RDONLY);
-               if (tty_fd < 0)
-                       return bb_cat(argv);
+               if (tty_fd < 0) {
+                       /* If all else fails, less 481 uses stdout. Mimic that */
+                       tty_fd = STDOUT_FILENO;
+               }
        }
-       ndelay_on(tty_fd);
+       G.kbd_fd_orig_flags = ndelay_on(tty_fd);
        kbd_fd = tty_fd; /* save in a global */
 
        tcgetattr(kbd_fd, &term_orig);
@@ -1841,7 +1987,7 @@ key and/or command line switch compatibility is a good idea:
         Most options may be changed either on the command line,
         or from within less by using the - or -- command.
         Options may be given in one of two forms: either a single
-        character preceded by a -, or a name preceeded by --.
+        character preceded by a -, or a name preceded by --.
   -?  ........  --help
                   Display help (from command line).
   -a  ........  --search-skip-screen