`less`: Garbled text without `-r` option (send input escape sequences to output) given
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Description
## Summary
* When running `less` or `man`, fragments of previous lines or words will be shown in unexpected places.
* See screenshots below.
## Screenshots
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the garbled output when running `less` or `man` without `-r`, using the linked screenshots as the expected symptom. Trace how input escape sequences are handled and confirm that previous lines or words no longer appear in unexpected places.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100