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@@ -662,21 +662,19 @@ render prettier tables:
 ## Paging
 
 When showing long output in the terminal, hledger will try to use
-the pager specified by the `$PAGER` environment variable, otherwise `less`, otherwise `more`.
+the pager specified by the `PAGER` environment variable, or `less`, or `more`.
 (A pager is a helper program that shows one page at a time rather than scrolling everything off screen).
 Currently it does this only for help output, not for reports; specifically,
 
 - when listing commands, with `hledger`
 - when showing help with `hledger [CMD] --help`,
-- when viewing manuals with `hledger help` or `hledger* --man`.
+- when viewing manuals with `hledger help` or `hledger --man`.
 
 Note the pager is expected to handle ANSI codes, which hledger uses eg for bold emphasis. 
 For the common pager `less` (and its `more` compatibility mode),
-we add `R` to `$LESS` and `$MORE` environment variables to make this work.
-If you use a different pager, you might need to configure it yourself to avoid seeing junk on screen 
-(let us know so we can improve this).
-Otherwise, you can set the `$NO_COLOR` environment variable to 1 to disable all ANSI output
-(see [Colour](#colour)).
+we add `R` to the `LESS` and `MORE` environment variables to make this work.
+If you use a different pager, you might need to configure it similarly, to avoid seeing junk on screen (let us know).
+Otherwise, you can set the `NO_COLOR` environment variable to 1 to disable all ANSI output (see [Colour](#colour)).
 
 ## Debug output