The kind of question noone thinks anyone will ask

davidguygc · 03-08-2007, 08:43 PM

I am in console mode, and when I type ls to show the files, there are too many in it, i.e. /etc. Is there a way I can see the files in chunks?

Thanks, David

rickh · 03-08-2007, 08:45 PM

Several ways ... Perhaps most commonly ... ls | less

davidguygc · 03-08-2007, 08:49 PM

Thanks a lot, I owe ya one

J.W. · 03-08-2007, 08:51 PM

Or save the output of the ls command to a file and view them at your leisure

Code:

ls > junk.txt

syg00 · 03-08-2007, 09:39 PM

And of cousre, if you know what "chunk" (technical term ???

), use wild-carding

Code:

ls xyz*