Why Doesn't Control-C Work in the Linux 'less' Command?

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To exit the "less" environment in Linux, the command ".q" is effective, as Control-C does not function as expected. The design choice for 'less' to ignore Control-C is intentional, differing from some implementations that allow it to quit with this command. This behavior is part of the standard functionality of 'less', which prioritizes its internal command handling over standard interrupt signals.
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[SOLVED] getting out of less

How do you get out of the "less" environment in linux? The normal control-C does not work and I am not sure why. I usually just resort to control-Z but then I have to go back and kill the process which is annoying.

EDIT: apparently .q works; but can someone please explain why the normal control-C does not work?
 
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The designer of 'less' chose to make it ignore ctrl-c, I don't know why.
Some implementations quit on ctrl-C but this isn't the standard behaviour.
 
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