I want to use less as a pager for mysql client. I want to add -F to force quit for short outputs. But I can't combine both correctly.

root@jupiter:/# mysql -p -u root -h localhost --pager=less -F

mysql: unknown option '-F'

is there a way?

Anyway I have some newbie trouble with less:

cat oo.txt            # shows me some short garbage

cat oo.txt |less -F   # nothing happens,    I expect show and quit.

less -F oo.txt        # nothing happens,    I expect show and quit.

less oo.txt           # shows the short garbage and waits for q keystroke (or whatever)

I am connected via putty if that matters.