Index: UPDATING
===================================================================
--- UPDATING
+++ UPDATING
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 
 ****************************** SPECIAL WARNING: ******************************
 
+20171212:
+	The default pager for man(1) has been changed to "less -s".  To
+	restore the old behavior, set MANPAGER="more -s" in your
+	environment.
+
 20171125:
 	PowerPC users must update loader(8) by rebuilding world before
 	installing a new kernel, as the protocol connecting them has
Index: usr.bin/man/man.1
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/man/man.1
+++ usr.bin/man/man.1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 11, 2017
+.Dd December 12, 2017
 .Dt MAN 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 Defaults to
 .Dq Li "less -sR"
 if color support is enabled, or
-.Dq Li "more -s" .
+.Dq Li "less -s" .
 Overrides the
 .Ev MANPAGER
 environment variable, which in turn overrides the
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 .Ev PAGER
 is used.
 If that has no value either,
-.Dq Li "more -s"
+.Dq Li "less -s"
 is used.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
Index: usr.bin/man/man.sh
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/man/man.sh
+++ usr.bin/man/man.sh
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@
 			if [ -n "$PAGER" ]; then
 				MANPAGER="$PAGER"
 			else
-				MANPAGER="more -s"
+				MANPAGER="less -s"
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi