In Leopoard why does ls -l end the list with an end and how to change it

Question

When I do an ll something (equivalent to ls -l something) when the list is complete there is a end at the bottom of the terminal window. This requires a carriage return before you can enter another command. Is there a way to change it? This did not occur in Tiger. Also is there a way to allow a long list of files without doing a control F to continue seeing the list?
Thanks,

Answer 1

It sounds like your output is getting piped through less or more.
You might be able to do something like this:
export PAGER="less -ise"
The -e argument is the important one here:
<pre>
-e or --quit-at-eof
Causes less to automatically exit the second time it reaches
end-of-file. By default, the only way to exit less is via the
"q" command.
</pre>