# phpman > man > ZMORE(1)

> **TLDR:** View `gzip` compressed files with `more`.
>
- Open a compressed file:
  `zmore {{path/to/file.txt.gz}}`
- Display the next page of the file:
  `<Space>`
- Search for a pattern in the file (press `<n>` to go to next match):
  `</>{{regex}}`
- Exit:
  `<q>`
- Display interactive command help:
  `<h>`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       zmore - file perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text

## SYNOPSIS
       **zmore** [ name ...  ]

## DESCRIPTION
       _Zmore_ is a filter which allows examination of compressed or plain text files one screenful at
       a time on a soft-copy terminal.  _zmore_ works on files compressed with _compress_, _pack_ or _gzip_,
       and also on uncompressed files.  If a file does not exist, _zmore_ looks for a file of the same
       name with the addition of a .gz, .z or .Z suffix.

       _Zmore_ normally pauses after each screenful, printing --More-- at the bottom  of  the  screen.
       If  the  user  then  types a carriage return, one more line is displayed.  If the user hits a
       space, another screenful is displayed.  Other possibilities are enumerated later.

       _Zmore_ looks in the file _/etc/termcap_ to determine terminal characteristics, and to  determine
       the  default  window  size.  On a terminal capable of displaying 24 lines, the default window
       size is 22 lines.  To use a pager other than the default _more_, set environment variable PAGER
       to the name of the desired program, such as _less_.

       Other sequences which may be typed when _zmore_ pauses, and their effects, are as follows (_i_ is
       an optional integer argument, defaulting to 1) :

       _i_<space>
              display _i_ more lines, (or another screenful if no argument is given)

       ^D     display 11 more lines (a ``scroll'').  If _i_ is given, then the scroll size is  set  to
              _i_.

       d      same as ^D (control-D)

       _i_z     same as typing a space except that _i_, if present, becomes the new window size.

       _i_s     skip _i_ lines and print a screenful of lines

       _i_f     skip _i_ screenfuls and print a screenful of lines

       q or Q Quit.

       =      Display the current line number.

       _i_/expr search  for  the _i_-th occurrence of the regular expression _expr._  The user's erase and
              kill characters may be used to edit the regular expression.   Erasing  back  past  the
              first column cancels the search command.

       _i_n     search for the _i_-th occurrence of the last regular expression entered.

       !command
              invoke a shell with _command_.  The character `!' in "command" is replaced with the pre‐
              vious shell command.  The sequence "\!" is replaced by "!".

       :q or :Q
              Quit (same as q or Q).

       .      (dot) repeat the previous command.

       The commands take effect immediately, i.e., it is not necessary to type  a  carriage  return.
       Up  to  the  time  when the command character itself is given, the user may hit the line kill
       character to cancel the numerical argument being formed.  In addition, the user may  hit  the
       erase character to redisplay the --More-- message.

       At  any  time  when output is being sent to the terminal, the user can hit the quit key (nor‐
       mally control-\).  _Zmore_ will stop sending  output,  and  will  display  the  usual  --More--
       prompt.   The  user  may then enter one of the above commands in the normal manner.  Unfortu‐
       nately, some output is lost when this is done, due to the fact that any characters waiting in
       the terminal's output queue are flushed when the quit signal occurs.

       The  terminal  is  set  to  _noecho_ mode by this program so that the output can be continuous.
       What you type will thus not show on your terminal, except for the / and !  commands.

       If the standard output is not a teletype, then _zmore_ acts  just  like  _zcat_,  except  that  a
       header is printed before each file if there is more than one file.

## FILES
       /etc/termcap
              Terminal data base

## SEE ALSO
       [more(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/more/1/markdown), [gzip(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gzip/1/markdown), [zdiff(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/zdiff/1/markdown), [zgrep(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/zgrep/1/markdown), [znew(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/znew/1/markdown), [zforce(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/zforce/1/markdown), [gzexe(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gzexe/1/markdown)



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