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| Chapter 2 UNIX Commands |

## more

    more [options] [files]

Display the named `files` on a terminal, one screenful at a time. After each screen is displayed, press RETURN to display the next line or press the spacebar to display the next screenful. Press h for help with additional commands, q to quit, `/` to search, or :n to go to the next file. more can also be invoked using the name page.

### Options

-c

  Page through the file by clearing each window instead of scrolling. This is sometimes faster.

-d

  Display the prompt `Press space to continue, 'q' to quit`.

-f

  Count logical rather than screen lines. Useful when long lines wrap past the width of the screen.

-l

  Ignore formfeed (^L) characters.

-r

  Force display of control characters, in the form ^`x`.

-s

  Squeeze; display multiple blank lines as one.

-u

  Suppress underline characters and backspace (^H).

-w

  Wait for a user keystroke before exiting.

-`n`

  Use `n` lines for each window (default is a full screen).

+`num`

  Begin displaying at line number `num`.

+/`pattern`

  Begin displaying two lines before `pattern`.

### Examples

Page through `file` in "clear" mode, and display prompts:

>     more -cd file

Format doc to the screen, removing underlines:

>     nroff doc | more -u

View the man page for the grep command; begin near the word "BUGS" and compress extra white space:

>     man grep | more +/BUGS -s

Reference: mkmsgs |  | Reference: mv