*more* is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially primitive. Users should realize that *less*(1) provides *more*(1) emulation plus extensive enhancements.
== OPTIONS
Options are also taken from the environment variable *MORE* (make sure to precede them with a dash (*-*)) but command-line options will override those.
*-d*, *--silent*::
Prompt with "[Press space to continue, 'q' to quit.]", and display "[Press 'h' for instructions.]" instead of ringing the bell when an illegal key is pressed.
*-l*, *--logical*::
Do not pause after any line containing a *^L* (form feed).
*-f*, *--no-pause*::
Count logical lines, rather than screen lines (i.e., long lines are not folded).
*-p*, *--print-over*::
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*, *--clean-print*::
Do not scroll. Instead, paint each screen from the top, clearing the remainder of each line as it is displayed.
*-s*, *--squeeze*::
Squeeze multiple blank lines into one.
*-u*, *--plain*::
Suppress underlining. This option is silently ignored as backwards compatibility.
*-n*, *--lines* _number_::
Specify the _number_ of lines per screenful. The _number_ argument is a positive decimal integer. The *--lines* option shall override any values obtained from any other source, such as number of lines reported by terminal.
**-**__number__::
A numeric option means the same as *--lines* option argument.
**+**__number__::
Start displaying each file at line _number_.
**+/**__string__::
The _string_ to be searched in each file before starting to display it.
*--help*::
Display help text and exit.
*-V*, *--version*::
Display version information and exit.
== COMMANDS
Interactive commands for *more* are based on vi1. Some commands may be preceded by a decimal number, called k in the descriptions below. In the following descriptions, *^X* means *control-X*.
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*h* or *?*::
Help; display a summary of these commands. If you forget all 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 the place where the last 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 environment 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.
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== ENVIRONMENT
The *more* command respects 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*::
The terminal type used by *more* to get the terminal characteristics necessary to manipulate the screen.
*VISUAL*::
The editor the user prefers. Invoked when command key _v_ is pressed.
*EDITOR*::
The editor of choice when *VISUAL* is not specified.
== HISTORY
The *more* command appeared in 3.0BSD. This man page documents *more* version 5.19 (Berkeley 6/29/88), which is currently in use in the Linux community. Documentation was produced using several other versions of the man page, and extensive inspection of the source code.
== AUTHORS
Eric Shienbrood, UC Berkeley.
Modified by Geoff Peck, UCB to add underlining, single spacing.
Modified by John Foderaro, UCB to add -c and MORE environment variable.