Simple Linux Command Line notes: More

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Display text by PAGE

More [Options]File

 

MoreThis command is used to display text files by page, which first appears in BSD. However, this command is very basic and laterLessCommand to enhance it, the so-called less is more

 

Parameters

File YesMorePath Name of the text file to be displayed on the split screen

 

Option

-Num: specifies the number of rows on the screen (expressed as an integer)

+ Num is displayed from the row number num.

-D ask more to display information to users [Press space to continue, 'q' to quit.]

-F enables more to count logical rows instead of screen rows (long rows are not broken to the next row)

-S compresses repeated empty rows into one empty row

-U to prevent underline

 

Command

The more interactive environment is based onVIYou can use some basic commands in the more environment,

H or? Displays command summaries, that is, basic help information.

Space displays the next K lines of text. The default value is the current screen size.

Z same as above

Return enter key to display the next K lines of text. The default value is 1.

Q or Q exit

 

 

Example More-num

 
$More-5Demo1Thank you for remembering my birthday.2But I forgot who to celebrate.3He may like those records.4Are you sending the wrong gift?5How many candles do you want?-- More --(1%)
 

Display the specified number of screens

 

More + num

$More-5+30Demo30But I forgot who to celebrate.31He may like those records.32Are you sending the wrong gift?33How many candles do you want?34What kind of blessings do you want?-- More --(10%)
 

It is displayed from the specified row. Here,-5 is used to show the short and good data truncation.

More-d

21I really can't bear it22Ending this romantic mistake23You're just crazy. Who cares?-- More --(6%) [Press space to continue,'Q'To quit.]
 

The prompt message is displayed. Space continues and Q exits.

 

Tips

1. More is an interactive environment. Similar to the VI Editor, its basic commands are the same as those of vi. h can view these commands.

2. Less is the enhanced version of more. More often, less is used instead of more.