diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/usr/bin/pager b/board/common/rootfs/usr/bin/pager
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-less
\ No newline at end of file
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+#!/bin/sh
+# -d ;; suppress error message "the terminal is dumb"
+# -F :: exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen
+# -I :: Ignore case, even for patterns
+# -K :: exit immediately when an interrupt character (usually ^C) is typed
+# -R :: Almost raw control charachters, only ANSI color escape sequences and
+#       OSC 8 hyperlink sequences are output.  Allows veritcal scrolling
+# -S :: lines longer than the screen width are chopped (truncated), not wrapped
+# -X :: No termcap initialization and deinitialization set to the terminal.
+#       This is what leaves the contents of the output on screen.
+
+export LESS="-P %f (press h for help or q to quit)"
+less -RISKd -FX "$@"