more

Format:

more options files 

This command has the same functionality as page and pg, i.e. page the contents a screen at a time.

Options:

-c Do not scroll text but page through instead
-d Display a prompt message when paging a file
-n Display n lines only instead of a full screen
					$ more /etc/passwd
				

displays the passwd file.

					$ cat logfile |more
				

displays the file logfile.

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