Less / More

rammohantv · 01-29-2010, 12:24 AM

What is the diffrance between |less and |more ?

EricTRA · 01-29-2010, 12:34 AM

Hi,

The main difference between the two is that using more you can only go down by a page using the spacebar. With less you can go down a page using spacebar and up and down by line using the arrow keys.

Kind regards,

Eric

GrapefruiTgirl · 01-29-2010, 12:37 AM

And, `less` was apparently created as a more flexible replacement for `more` according to:
http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/cmd.csp?path=l/less
http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/cmd.csp?path=m/more

I can't say first hand, as I don't think `more` is installed on my system. Basically, they are the same thing, but in this case, `less` is really more

bohemistanbul · 01-29-2010, 02:59 AM

Hi

you can read the manual : man less

Here is the description from the manual

Less is a program similar to more (1), but which allows backward move‐
ment in the file as well as forward movement. Also, less does not have
to read the entire input file before starting, so with large input
files it starts up faster than text editors like vi (1). Less uses
termcap (or terminfo on some systems), so it can run on a variety of
terminals. There is even limited support for hardcopy terminals. (On
a hardcopy terminal, lines which should be printed at the top of the
screen are prefixed with a caret.)

evo2 · 01-29-2010, 06:34 AM

Don't forget most!

Evo2.

brianL · 01-29-2010, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Don't forget most!

Evo2.

I more or less had.

EricTRA · 01-29-2010, 09:44 AM

Thanks Evo2, didn't know that one.

Kind regards,

Eric

sundialsvcs · 01-29-2010, 11:08 AM

Yeah, "more or less, that's it."