Just kidding...

Everybody knows less (it doesn't mean people are becoming more stupid!), if you don't, you don't know what you're missing.

Let me show you less:

Knowing less means also knowing less is better than more :D

less I-know-less.log

It's especially useful when used with the log files from /var/log.

Once you know less, you should also know less commands!

less commands to do more than more!

This is a list of my favourite less commands.

I evidenced the most useful one (in my experience).

command description
My favourite less commands.
<spacebar> Scroll forward 1 page.
CTRL+B Scroll backward 1 page.
/txt2srch
Finds the "txt2srch" string inside your open file.
n
Next occurrence of searched string (ie.with a /).
N
Search backwards.
g
Go to beginning of open file.
G
Go to EOF.
v Opens current file with vi (but then you'll have to quit twice...).
:n
Opens next file (ie. less file1 file2).
:p
Opens previous file.
q
Quit less.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SRC:
http://claymore.rfmh.org/public/computer_resources/unix_commands.html

 

 

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