case "$-" in *i*) if [ "$SSH_TTY" != "" ]; then export PAGER=less fi esac In the case of an interactive bash shell only, test for SSH, and export PAGER=less in the SSH case. Stephen Galliver wrote on 1/9/04, 10:22 AM: > So when I log in via ssh, I have to remember to > reset the PAGER to less.