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Editor to share with you the use of linux less command paging display tool, I hope you will learn a lot after reading this article, let's discuss it together!

Browse the contents of the text file, use the less command to display the file, PageDown key up page, PageDown key down page, to exit the less program, you should press the Q key.

The role of less is very similar to that of more, except that the less command allows the user to browse the file forward or backward, while the more command can only browse forward.

Syntax format: less [parameters] [file]

Commonly used parameters: coach

-b set the size of the buffer-e when the file display is over, automatically leave-f force to open a special file For example, peripheral codes, directories, and binaries-g marks only the last search keywords-I ignore the case of the search-m displays a percentage similar to the more command-N displays the line number of each line-o saves the less output in the specified file-Q does not use warning tones-s displays continuous null behavior one line-S displays longer content on a single line Do not wrap-x displays the TAB character as a specified number of space characters

Internal operation of the command:

B turn back one page d turn back half a page h display help interface Q exit less command u scroll forward half page y scroll forward space key scroll one page enter scroll one line

Reference example

View the file:

[root@linuxcool ~] # less test.php

Ps views the process information and displays it through less paging:

[root@linuxcool ~] # ps-ef | less

View the command history and display it through less paging:

[root@linuxcool ~] # history | less

22 scp-r tomcat6.0.32 root@192.168.120.203:/opt/soft 23 cd..

24 scp-r web root@192.168.120.203:/opt/

25 cd soft

…… Omit.

Browse multiple files:

[root@linuxcool ~] # less log2018.log log2019.log

When browsing a file, you can also use the: e command to open another file:

[root@linuxcool ~] # less file1

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