The less Command

command terminal Linux Commands MOC

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The less command is useful for viewing and searching long files by not loading the entire file into memory at once.

Usage

less <file>

Opens an interactive program with scrolling.

• q: exits program
• SPACE: next page
• <num>p: percentage of file (50p is halfway)
• <num>g: line number (5g is line 5)
• /<search term>: search for term in file
  • n: next search match

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