MORE(DOS) UNIX System V MORE(DOS)
Name
more - sends output to the console one screen at a time
Syntax
more
Description
The more command is a filter that reads from standard input
(for instance, a command from your terminal) and displays
one screen of information at a time. The more command then
pauses and displays the ``--More--'' message at the bottom
of your screen. To continue displaying information, press
the <Return> key and keep pressing it until you have read
all the data.
To hold input information until it is displayed, more
creates a temporary file on the disk. If the disk is full
or write-protected, however, more will not work.
Examples
The command more is useful for viewing long files. For
example, if you have a long file of customers, you could use
more to view it one screen at a time. Suppose this file is
called clients.new. To see it you would just enter the
following command:
type clients.new | more
You can also redirect input from a file to more, for
example:
more < clients.new
This command also sends the file clients.new to the screen
one screenful at a time.
Notes
more is an external command.
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