# more(1) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       more - file perusal filter for crt viewing

## SYNOPSIS
       **more** [options] _file_ ...

## DESCRIPTION
       **more** is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially
       primitive. Users should realize that [**less**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/less/1/markdown) provides [**more**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/more/1/markdown) 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
           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 [**vi**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vi/1/markdown). Some commands may be preceded by a decimal
       number, called k in the descriptions below. In the following descriptions, **^X** means
       **control-X**.

       **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**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vi/1/markdown) 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.

## 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.

## SEE ALSO
       [**less**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/less/1/markdown), [**vi**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vi/1/markdown)

## REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues>.

## AVAILABILITY
       The **more** command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel
       Archive <<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>>.



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