Default to output directly to terminal if pager output fails

stackitcloud · May 6, 2024 · b2b90c7 · b2b90c7
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commit b2b90c7
Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 5 deletions.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/print/print.go b/internal/pkg/print/print.go
@@ -163,13 +163,15 @@ func (p *Printer) PagerDisplay(content string) error {
 	if outputFormat == NoneOutputFormat {
 		return nil
 	}
-	lessCmd := exec.Command("less", "-F", "-S", "-w")
-	lessCmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(content)
-	lessCmd.Stdout = p.Cmd.OutOrStdout()
+	pagerCmd := exec.Command("less", "-F", "-S", "-w")
 
-	err := lessCmd.Run()
+	pagerCmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(content)
+	pagerCmd.Stdout = p.Cmd.OutOrStdout()
+
+	err := pagerCmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("run less command: %w", err)
+		p.Debug(ErrorLevel, "run pager command: %v", err)
+		p.Outputln(content)
 	}
 	return nil
 }