Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:48:18 +0100 From: Jez Hancock <jez.hancock@munk.nu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hi Quick question Message-ID: <20030814144818.GD69860@users.munk.nu> In-Reply-To: <017f01c36270$989cfbf0$a741d5cc@nitanjared> References: <000f01c35e29$aa194a00$6401a8c0@envy> <017f01c36270$989cfbf0$a741d5cc@nitanjared>
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On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 09:30:20AM -0500, Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > >Is there a command to browse files by pages? When ever I ls in a > big dir, I can't shift page up for some reason. This is very > >annoying =( > > Heh, the replies here are good, but there's a humor possibility ... > > Think about the old quote "Less is More" --- ls | more ls | less > > To Eric, one more thing: on most terminals you can press the > "Scroll Lock" key and then use the arrow keys to browse the > terminal output up to the limit of its memory buffer ... Remember to check out the manpages for 'more' and 'less' as well - the 'b' and 'f' keys take you backwards and forwards along with a raft of other keyboard strokes. -- Jez http://www.munk.nu/
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