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AI-generatedless -R search highlight bleeds across line wraps with ANSI-colored input
Symptom When viewing ANSI-colored output through less -R , a search match that falls near the terminal's right margin causes the reverse-video highlight (SGR 7) to extend past the matched text onto the following wrapped line. The bleed persists until another SGR reset sequence appears in the stream. Context The -R option passes ANSI SGR sequences through whi
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