Linux: display ls results one page at a time
The tutor tells a useful hint he learned from unix.com.
Sometimes, searching a directory in Linux, the results are so numerous that the user is plunged to the end, not being able to see the early or middle entries.
There is a way to avoid this: apparently, the command
ls|more
displays just the first page of the search results. To see the rest, the command
x d
advances the list by x entries.
On my system, anyway,
x Space Bar
or
x Enter
will also advance the list by x entries.
Another option is
ls|less
after which you can arrow up or down though the list.
To quit out of the list, press q
HTH:)
Source:
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
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