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MORE(1) User Commands MORE(1)

NAME
more - file perusal filter for crt viewing

SYNOPSIS
more [options] file [...]

DESCRIPTION
more is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is espe-
cially primitive. Users should realize that less(1) provides more(1) emulation plus
extensive enhancements.

OPTIONS
Command-line options are described below. Options are also taken from the environment
variable MORE (make sure to precede them with a dash (``-'')) but command line options
will override them.

-number
This option specifies an integer number which is the screen size (in lines).

-d more will prompt the user with the message "[Press space to continue, 'q' to
quit.]" and will display "[Press 'h' for instructions.]" instead of ringing the
bell when an illegal key is pressed.

-l more usually treats ^L (form feed) as a special character, and will pause after any
line that contains a form feed. The -l option will prevent this behavior.

-f Causes more to count logical, rather than screen lines (i.e., long lines are not
folded).

-p Do not scroll. Instead, clear the whole screen and then display the text. Notice
that this option is switched on automatically if the executable is named page.

-c Do not scroll. Instead, paint each screen from the top, clearing the remainder of
each line as it is displayed.

-s Squeeze multiple blank lines into one.

-u Suppress underlining.

+/ The +/ option specifies a string that will be searched for before each file is dis-
played.

+number
Start at line number.

COMMANDS
Interactive commands for more are based on vi(1). Some commands may be preceded by a dec-
imal number, called k in the descriptions below. In the following descriptions, ^X means
control-X.

h or ? Help: display a summary of these commands. If you forget all the other
commands, remember this one.

SPACE Display next k lines of text. Defaults to current screen size.

z Display next k lines of text. Defaults to current screen size. Argument
becomes new default.

RETURN Display next k lines of text. Defaults to 1. Argument becomes new
default.

d or ^D Scroll k lines. Default is current scroll size, initially 11. Argument
becomes new default.

q or Q or INTERRUPT
Exit.

s Skip forward k lines of text. Defaults to 1.

f Skip forward k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1.

b or ^B Skip backwards k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1. Only works with
files, not pipes.

' Go to place where previous search started.

= Display current line number.

/pattern Search for kth occurrence of regular expression. Defaults to 1.

n Search for kth occurrence of last regular expression. Defaults to 1.

!command or :!command
Execute command in a subshell.

v Start up an editor at current line. The editor is taken from the envi-
ronment variable VISUAL if defined, or EDITOR if VISUAL is not defined,
or defaults to vi if neither VISUAL nor EDITOR is defined.

^L Redraw screen.

:n Go to kth next file. Defaults to 1.

:P Go to kth previous file. Defaults to 1.

:f Display current file name and line number.

. Repeat previous command.

ENVIRONMENT
More utilizes the following environment variables, if they exist:

MORE This variable may be set with favored options to more.

SHELL Current shell in use (normally set by the shell at login time).

TERM Specifies terminal type, used by more to get the terminal characteristics necessary
to manipulate the screen.

VISUAL Editor the user is preferring. Used when key command v is pressed.

EDITOR Editor of choise when VISUAL is not specified.