add @jb55's reading scripts

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diff --git a/lessr b/lessr
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+dir=$(dirname "$1")
+base=$(basename "$1")
+
+if [ "$base" == "" ]; then
+	exit 3
+fi
+
+export LESSHISTFILE="$dir/.$base.hst"
+touch $LESSHISTFILE || :
+
+# use a fallback dir if it's not writable
+if [ ! -w "$LESSHISTFILE" ]
+then
+    dir="$HOME/var/marks"
+    mkdir -p "$dir"
+    export LESSHISTFILE="$dir/.$base.hst"
+fi
+
+# export LESS="-cix8JRM --save-marks"
+exec less --save-marks "$@"