linux less cannot search case insensitive using -i

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if search using ?cm02csdate -i fail

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but if search using ?CM02CSDATE, it can be found enter image description here

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I search the man page, it also said using -i to search by case insensitive, as following shown enter image description here

So why it fail when I use ?cm02csdate -i

less-unix linux
1 Answers

The -i flag should be given to less. I.e. less -i <filename> or some_program | less -i.

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