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09-05-2005, 01:10 PM
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Hi
i'm a linux newbye
if i load linux in runlevel 3 how can i issue coommnad to see the complete output diplayed step by step as the output fills the screen ?
example in windows i can issue the command
dir aaaa.* /p
as the sreen is filled the output remain visible,then i can see the other output parts pressing each time the enter key...
is there something similar in linux ?
thanks in advance
Maurizio
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09-05-2005, 01:18 PM
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Try:
ls | more
Regards!
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09-05-2005, 01:19 PM
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Location: Juniata College, PA
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Try the less command:
Spacebar can be used to go to the next page. 'q' will quit. See the manpage for more commands.
Edit: less seems to be prefered over more. The following is taken from the more manpage:
Quote:
man more:
More is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially primitve. Users should realize that less(1) provides more(1) emulation and extensive enhancements.
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Last edited by jayemef; 09-05-2005 at 01:25 PM.
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09-05-2005, 01:25 PM
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Is there something similar in linux?
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Yes--they're called pagers. less(1) is the most well-known (and used, I guess), see also more(1). There's also a browser called w3m which is usable as a pager too.
Here's the incantation:
`q' quits, `h' (or --help/man/info) for help.
That covers basic paging. Now, you talk about runlevels and booting up, which makes me believe that
is what you want.
hth --Jonas
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09-05-2005, 01:36 PM
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Hi
Thanks for the answer.
Maurizio
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09-05-2005, 01:59 PM
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I'm not making fun about jayemef's post (which by the way, is better then my answer to the OP), but I found this man statement amusing:
"Users should realize that less provides more..."
No wonder why newbies found Linux complicated, in a World where less provides more? 
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