{ "mode": "man", "parameter": "more", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/more/1/json", "generated": "2026-05-30T05:09:59Z", "synopsis": "more [options] file ...", "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "more - file perusal filter for crt viewing\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "more [options] file ...\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "more is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially\nprimitive. Users should realize that less(1) provides more(1) emulation plus extensive\nenhancements.\n", "subsections": [] }, "OPTIONS": { "content": "Options are also taken from the environment variable MORE (make sure to precede them with a\ndash (-)) but command-line options will override those.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "-d --silent", "content": "Prompt with \"[Press space to continue, 'q' to quit.]\", and display \"[Press 'h' for\ninstructions.]\" instead of ringing the bell when an illegal key is pressed.\n", "flag": "-d", "long": "--silent" }, { "name": "-l --logical", "content": "Do not pause after any line containing a ^L (form feed).\n", "flag": "-l", "long": "--logical" }, { "name": "-f --no-pause", "content": "Count logical lines, rather than screen lines (i.e., long lines are not folded).\n", "flag": "-f", "long": "--no-pause" }, { "name": "-p --print-over", "content": "Do not scroll. Instead, clear the whole screen and then display the text. Notice that\nthis option is switched on automatically if the executable is named page.\n", "flag": "-p", "long": "--print-over" }, { "name": "-c --clean-print", "content": "Do not scroll. Instead, paint each screen from the top, clearing the remainder of each\nline as it is displayed.\n", "flag": "-c", "long": "--clean-print" }, { "name": "-s --squeeze", "content": "Squeeze multiple blank lines into one.\n", "flag": "-s", "long": "--squeeze" }, { "name": "-u --plain", "content": "Suppress underlining. This option is silently ignored as backwards compatibility.\n", "flag": "-u", "long": "--plain" }, { "name": "-n --lines", "content": "Specify the number of lines per screenful. The number argument is a positive decimal\ninteger. The --lines option shall override any values obtained from any other source,\nsuch as number of lines reported by terminal.\n\n-number\nA numeric option means the same as --lines option argument.\n\n+number\nStart displaying each file at line number.\n\n+/string\nThe string to be searched in each file before starting to display it.\n", "flag": "-n", "long": "--lines" }, { "name": "--help", "content": "Display help text and exit.\n", "long": "--help" }, { "name": "-V --version", "content": "Display version information and exit.\n", "flag": "-V", "long": "--version" } ] }, "COMMANDS": { "content": "Interactive commands for more are based on vi(1). Some commands may be preceded by a decimal\nnumber, called k in the descriptions below. In the following descriptions, ^X means\ncontrol-X.\n\nh or ?\nHelp; display a summary of these commands. If you forget all other commands, remember\nthis one.\n\nSPACE\nDisplay next k lines of text. Defaults to current screen size.\n\nz\nDisplay next k lines of text. Defaults to current screen size. Argument becomes new\ndefault.\n\nRETURN\nDisplay next k lines of text. Defaults to 1. Argument becomes new default.\n\nd or ^D\nScroll k lines. Default is current scroll size, initially 11. Argument becomes new\ndefault.\n\nq or Q or INTERRUPT\nExit.\n\ns\nSkip forward k lines of text. Defaults to 1.\n\nf\nSkip forward k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1.\n\nb or ^B\nSkip backwards k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1. Only works with files, not pipes.\n\n'\nGo to the place where the last search started.\n\n=\nDisplay current line number.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "/pattern", "content": "Search for kth occurrence of regular expression. Defaults to 1.\n\nn\nSearch for kth occurrence of last regular expression. Defaults to 1.\n\n!command or :!command\nExecute command in a subshell.\n\nv\nStart up an editor at current line. The editor is taken from the environment variable\nVISUAL if defined, or EDITOR if VISUAL is not defined, or defaults to vi(1) if neither\nVISUAL nor EDITOR is defined.\n\n^L\nRedraw screen.\n\n:n\nGo to kth next file. Defaults to 1.\n\n:p\nGo to kth previous file. Defaults to 1.\n\n:f\nDisplay current file name and line number.\n\n.\nRepeat previous command.\n" } ] }, "ENVIRONMENT": { "content": "The more command respects the following environment variables, if they exist:\n\nMORE\nThis variable may be set with favored options to more.\n\nSHELL\nCurrent shell in use (normally set by the shell at login time).\n\nTERM\nThe terminal type used by more to get the terminal characteristics necessary to\nmanipulate the screen.\n\nVISUAL\nThe editor the user prefers. Invoked when command key v is pressed.\n\nEDITOR\nThe editor of choice when VISUAL is not specified.\n", "subsections": [] }, "HISTORY": { "content": "The more command appeared in 3.0BSD. This man page documents more version 5.19 (Berkeley\n6/29/88), which is currently in use in the Linux community. Documentation was produced using\nseveral other versions of the man page, and extensive inspection of the source code.\n", "subsections": [] }, "AUTHORS": { "content": "Eric Shienbrood, UC Berkeley.\n\nModified by Geoff Peck, UCB to add underlining, single spacing.\n\nModified by John Foderaro, UCB to add -c and MORE environment variable.\n", "subsections": [] }, "SEE ALSO": { "content": "less(1), vi(1)\n", "subsections": [] }, "REPORTING BUGS": { "content": "For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues.\n", "subsections": [] }, "AVAILABILITY": { "content": "The more command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel\nArchive .\n\n\n\nutil-linux 2.37.2 2021-06-02 MORE(1)", "subsections": [] } }, "summary": "more - file perusal filter for crt viewing", "flags": [ { "flag": "-d", "long": "--silent", "arg": null, "description": "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." }, { "flag": "-l", "long": "--logical", "arg": null, "description": "Do not pause after any line containing a ^L (form feed)." }, { "flag": "-f", "long": "--no-pause", "arg": null, "description": "Count logical lines, rather than screen lines (i.e., long lines are not folded)." }, { "flag": "-p", "long": "--print-over", "arg": null, "description": "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." }, { "flag": "-c", "long": "--clean-print", "arg": null, "description": "Do not scroll. Instead, paint each screen from the top, clearing the remainder of each line as it is displayed." }, { "flag": "-s", "long": "--squeeze", "arg": null, "description": "Squeeze multiple blank lines into one." }, { "flag": "-u", "long": "--plain", "arg": null, "description": "Suppress underlining. This option is silently ignored as backwards compatibility." }, { "flag": "-n", "long": "--lines", "arg": null, "description": "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." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--help", "arg": null, "description": "Display help text and exit." }, { "flag": "-V", "long": "--version", "arg": null, "description": "Display version information and exit." } ], "examples": [], "see_also": [ { "name": "less", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/less/1/json" }, { "name": "vi", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vi/1/json" } ] }