mkdir -p ~/.tmp
chmod 0700 ~/.tmp
-# Generate ~/.less with lesskey.
-lesskey lesskey
+# Generate ~/.less with lesskey. Prevent cluttering ~/ by storing the history
+# file in this directory; this requires replacing the constant HISTORY_PATH in
+# lesskey.
+echo lesskey: generating .lesskey
+perl < lesskey \
+ -e 'while (<STDIN>) {
+ s/\bHISTORY_PATH\b/$ARGV[0]/;
+ print;
+ }' \
+ "`pwd`/lesshistory" \
+ | lesskey -
chmod 0600 ~/.less
# Find the required options to get colored ls output. GNU ls is preferred. See