[SOLVED] command line scrolls past what i need to read

[adept_king]

Im using Ubuntu Server.

There is only a command line, of course, but sometimes the screen shoots by without a pause. is there a way to make the screen pause at every full screen of text? a toggle for this?

lets say i do ls --help and want to read the full entry instead of just the end.

by the way,
Ubuntu Server is beating the utter crap out of me.

[Krupski]

Im using Ubuntu Server.

There is only a command line, of course, but sometimes the screen shoots by without a pause. is there a way to make the screen pause at every full screen of text? a toggle for this?

lets say i do ls --help and want to read the full entry instead of just the end.

by the way,
Ubuntu Server is beating the utter crap out of me.

Use the "more" command. You can take the output of anything and pipe it through "more" - it will display one page at a time.

Examples:


ls -laF /home/big-directory | more

cat huge-document | more

command --help | more



Hope this helps.

-- Roger

[sisco311]

sometimes less is more ;)

ls --help | less

[koenn]

+1 for less
it allows you to scroll up and down the text

[adept_king]

thanks folks!

now to the next mystery...

[sisco311]

You're welcome!

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[lykwydchykyn]

Sometimes, you need the most:

sudo aptitude install most
ls --help |most

[Krupski]

Sometimes, you need the most:

sudo aptitude install most
ls --help |most


More... less... most...least...


How about "ls | maybe"?

:)

[lykwydchykyn]

More... less... most...least...


How about "ls | maybe"?

:)

Heh... here you go. Just pop this into a file called "maybe", make it executable, and drop it into /usr/local/bin:


#!/bin/bash

DOIT=$(($RANDOM%2))
read input
if [ 0 -eq $DOIT ] ; then
echo $input
else
echo "meh, not this time..."
fi

[DGortze380]

Heh... here you go. Just pop this into a file called "maybe", make it executable, and drop it into /usr/local/bin:


#!/bin/bash

DOIT=$(($RANDOM%2))
read input
if [ 0 -eq $DOIT ] ; then
echo $input
else
echo "meh, not this time..."
fi


:lolflag:

[hyper_ch]

you could also

(a) output the text into a file

COMMAND > output.txt


or

(b) run a "screen" sessions and scroll back with ctrl-a + ESC