# BAT_PAGER

> prevent dumping output to screen on quit

1. Save `bat_pager` script to `$HOME/bin`
    ```sh
    #!/usr/bin/env bash
    less -r "$@"
    ```
1.  Make it executable:
    ```sh
    chmod +x $HOME/bin/bat_pager
    ````
1. in `$HOME/.bashrc`
    ```sh
    if [[ -s "$HOME/bin/bat_pager" ]]; then
      export BAT_PAGER="$HOME/bin/bat_pager"
    fi
    ```