more command

more - A file perusal filter for crt viewing

The more command in Linux is a utility used to view file contents in the terminal, one page at a time. It’s simpler than less but still useful for reading files without flooding your screen.

Usage: more [OPTION]... [FILE]...

• OPTION: Flags which enhances the more abilities.
• FILE: The file you want to view.

Examples

• Opening a File and Navigating

  To view a file, pass its name to more.

  $ more logfile.txt

  • Displays logfile.txt one screen at a time.

  • A percentage (e.g., --More--(23%)) shows your position in the file.

    Key	Action
    Space	Scroll down one page
    Enter	Move down one line
    b	Scroll back one page (if supported)
    -d	Show helpful prompts (e.g., "Press space to continue")
    -n	Set the number of lines per page (e.g., -n 10)
    -s	Squeeze multiple blank lines into one
    q	Quit more
    /pattern	Search for "pattern"
    +/pattern	Start at the first occurrence of "pattern"
    +num	Start at line number "num" (e.g., +50)

  • Unlike less, more doesn’t let you freely scroll up in all implementations. Some versions support b for backward movement, but it’s not universal

  $ more +50 logfile.txt
  • Starts displaying logfile.txt from line 50.

  $ more +/error logfile.txt
  • Opens logfile.txt at the first instance of "error".

• Searching in a File

  Search for text by typing / followed by your pattern.

  $ more logfile.txt
  # after file opens use /error
  /error
  • Type /error and press Enter to jump to the next occurrence of "error".
  • Press n to find the next match.

• Viewing Multiple Files

  You can pass multiple files to more and switch between them.

  $ more file1.txt file2.txt
  • Opens file1.txt first.
  • After reaching the end, press : and then n (or just Enter) to move to file2.txt.

• Piping Input

  Use more to paginate command output.

  $ ls -l | more
  • Displays the directory listing one page at a time.

To get help related to the more command use --help option

$ more --help
Usage:
 more [options] <file>...

A file perusal filter for CRT viewing.

Options:
 -d, --silent          display help instead of ringing bell
 -f, --logical         count logical rather than screen lines
 -l, --no-pause        suppress pause after form feed
 -c, --print-over      do not scroll, display text and clean line ends
 -p, --clean-print     do not scroll, clean screen and display text
 -s, --squeeze         squeeze multiple blank lines into one
 -u, --plain           suppress underlining and bold
 -n, --lines <number>  the number of lines per screenful
 -<number>             same as --lines
 +<number>             display file beginning from line number
 +/<pattern>           display file beginning from pattern match

 -h, --help            display this help
 -V, --version         display version