List dir contents with page breaks
 

Hello,

I can't seem to find any info on a terminal command that lists the contents of a directory with page breaks so that I can view the contents of a very large folder (such as /usr/bin) because if I use ls, it prints so many names that scrolling up won't even cover all of them. We all know the obvious solution is to use a graphical file browser, but I tend to shy away from depending on graphical utilities simply because command line feels faster.

Sounds like you want to try the `less` or `more` tools. There are others, but these two are very common. Example usage, in a pipeline:
Check out the man pages for the commands - they will explain what these 'pager' tools do, and any options they accept.

Kind regards.

Hi,

Just a few links to aid you to gaining some understanding. Sure some may seem beyond a newbie but you must start somewhere;



Linux Documentation Project

Rute Tutorial & Exposition

Linux Command Guide

Utimate Linux Newbie Guide

LinuxSelfHelp

Getting Started with Linux

Bash Beginners Guide

Bash Reference Manual

Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide

Linux Home Networking



The above links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

Thanks a lot, GrapefruiTgirl, I don't know how I didn't already know about more and less!

Also, onebuck, Thanks for those links, especially the last one.