Cat command Option
 

Hi,

I like to view a file by Cat command and want to see it page by page, How can I?

Thanks.

man cat

if there is no option for cat that does that, you can pipe it through less

cat [filename] | less

quit less with q

Oskar,

Thanks for your help. It is working but with the cat [file name] | more command.

Regards,

Fazlur.

I thought so... cat is one of those programs whose programmers are religious about bloat. (joke)

you can use pipes (|) for alot of stuff.
It simply sends the output of the last command to the next one.
same works with "ls -l | less"
or "locate stuff | grep cool"
which would search for "stuff" and filter it so only lines that contain cool and stuff are being printed.

You can "page" a file directly with less: It also has many useful options, many more than more. RT:)M for both of them & compare.

Most people I know never use more unless less is missing from the system they're working at -- then they complain bitterly, often cursing 3 or more generations of the installer's family :).

Paging by piping
 

Thanx :cool: I had a similar problem with flying scrolls - can't wait to try it