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Old 02-15-2004, 08:50 PM   #1
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history with command line


how do I make it so that the history is longer on the command line? sometimes when I'm doing a search on the command line, I need to go farther up but I cna't
 
Old 02-15-2004, 08:54 PM   #2
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<command> |more

eg: ls |more

then use space bar or down arrow to see more, q key to stop
 
Old 02-15-2004, 08:58 PM   #3
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oh okay thanks man!
 
Old 02-16-2004, 03:36 AM   #4
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I think you probably meant to say less rather than more.

i.e.

ls | less

You can't go back with more, it just paginates your output.

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