<tt>more</tt>: Browser



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more filename...

This command displays the file(s) named on the standard output, but one screenful at a time. At the end of a screenful, the percentage of the file already shown is displayed. Pressing the space bar displays the next screenful, while pressing the carriage return key moves forward only one line. A number followed by a carriage return displays this additional number of lines.

If more than one file is specified, a heading preceding each file is displayed, to identify the file that will follow:

prompt> more file1 file2
::::::::::::::
file1
::::::::::::::
this is the first line in file1
this is the second line in the file
::::::::::::::
file2
::::::::::::::
this is the beginning of file2
more lines here...
end of file2

To go back one screen, the ``b" command is used. To stop (quit), press ``q".

An alternative command to more is page. Their usage is identical.



Super-User
Fri Feb 17 15:55:40 EST 1995