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diff --git a/guix/ui.scm b/guix/ui.scm
index cb68a07c6c..a7acd41440 100644
--- a/guix/ui.scm
+++ b/guix/ui.scm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
;;; Copyright © 2020 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
;;; Copyright © 2020 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
;;; Copyright © 2018 Steve Sprang <scs@stevesprang.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2022 Taiju HIGASHI <higashi@taiju.info>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -1672,11 +1673,18 @@ return the underlying port. Otherwise return #f."
(_
#f)))
+(define (find-available-pager)
+ "Return the program name of an available pager or the empty string if none is
+available."
+ (or (getenv "GUIX_PAGER")
+ (getenv "PAGER")
+ (which "less")
+ (which "more")
+ ""))
+
(define* (call-with-paginated-output-port proc
#:key (less-options "FrX"))
- (let ((pager-command-line (or (getenv "GUIX_PAGER")
- (getenv "PAGER")
- "less")))
+ (let ((pager-command-line (find-available-pager)))
;; Setting PAGER to the empty string conventionally disables paging.
(if (and (not (string-null? pager-command-line))
(isatty?* (current-output-port)))