'less' doesn't work properly as a file handler in firefox
Bug #89034 reported by
Alex Mauer
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
firefox tries to use 'less' as a handler for some kinds of files. Unfortunately this doesn't work.
Firefox should either never, ever, ever use less as a handler, or should use it properly (i.e. in a terminal).
At the least, it should provide alternate options for opening those file types.
Example link: http://
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