more

Display a file or pipeline one screen at a time

Usage: more [list-of-files]

Standard Input: Used only if no list-of-files is given

Standard Output: Used to display results

SEE ALSO

For more information, see page 211

Note

Prompt at end of each screen is -- More --.

Useful commands after you are in more:

h displays a help menu.

space or f goes to the next page.

Some of the following commands are not available under the more command in some versions of UNIX, especially if piping to the more command.

Ctrl+B goes to the preceding page.

G goes to the last page.

1G goes to the first page.

nf goes forward n pages.

nb goes backward n pages.

nG goes ...

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