Name
more
Synopsis
more [options
] [files
]
Display the named files on a terminal, one screenful at a time. See less for an alternative to more.
Options
- + num
Begin displaying at line number num.
- -num number
Set screen size to number lines.
- +/ pattern
Begin displaying two lines before pattern.
- -c
Repaint screen from top instead of scrolling.
- -d
Display the prompt “Hit space to continue, Del to abort” in response to illegal commands; disable bell.
- -f
Count logical rather than screen lines. Useful when long lines wrap past the width of the screen.
- -l
Ignore form-feed (Ctrl-L) characters.
- -p
Page through the file by clearing each window instead of scrolling. This is sometimes faster.
- -s
Squeeze; display multiple blank lines as one.
- -u
Suppress underline characters.
Commands
All commands in more are based on vi commands. You can specify a number before many commands to have them executed multiple times. For instance, 3:p causes more to skip back three files, the same as issuing :p three times. The optional number is indicated by num in the following list.
- SPACE
Display next screen of text.
- z
Display next num lines of text, and redefine a screenful to num lines. Default is one screenful.
- RETURN
Display next num lines of text, and redefine a screenful to num lines. Default is one line.
- d, ^D
Scroll num lines of text, and redefine scroll size to num lines. Default is one line.
- q, Q, INTERRUPT
Quit.
- s
Display next screen of text.
- f
Skip forward two screens of text.
- b, ^B
Skip backward one screen ...
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