"ls" command going off the page!

[bks]

I am attempting to install Xubuntu on a Compaq Armada 1530DM (aka really old) and the installer can not detect my cd-rom. So, I'm in the terminal trying to read the list of devices in /dev, but everytime I type ls, most of the list flys up and off the screen! Is there any option to go page by page?

[Seti]

try

ls | more

[mb_webguy]

Sure. Just pipe the ls into more:

ls /dev | more

The command more takes some input (usually from another command through a pipe, the "|" character) and lets you scroll through bit by bit. You can exit out any time by typing the letter "q".

[3rods]

I prefer less over more.

ls /dev | less

Seriously. It's a program called less.

[K2712]

Or you could pipe the output to a text file:

ls /dev > dev_contents

gedit dev_contents

One of the great things about linux, there's almost always multiple solutions to a problem!

[tacutu]

or Shift-PgUp to scroll the terminal output

[3rods]

or Shift-PgUp to scroll the terminal output

Does that work in a real terminal?

[K2712]

As long as it's bash...

[tacutu]

Does that work in a real terminal?

it sure does.