tldr/pages/common/less.md

# less

> Open a file for interactive reading, allowing scrolling and search.
> More information: <https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/>.

- Open a file:

`less {{source_file}}`

- Page down / up:

`<Space> (down), b (up)`

- Go to end / start of file:

`G (end), g (start)`

- Forward search for a string (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):

`/{{something}}`

- Backward search for a string (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):

`?{{something}}`

- Follow the output of the currently opened file:

`F`

- Open the current file in an editor:

`v`

- Exit:

`q`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00			`# less`

fix descriptions split by mistake in #633 (#1098) 2016-10-12 16:58:04 +01:00			`> Open a file for interactive reading, allowing scrolling and search.`
less: add more information link (#5529) 2021-03-29 09:23:08 -03:00			`> More information: <https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/>.`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Open a file:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 22:12:16 +11:00			`less {{source_file}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			`- Page down / up:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			`<Space> (down), b (up)`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			`- Go to end / start of file:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			`G (end), g (start)`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			- Forward search for a string (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			`/{{something}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			- Backward search for a string (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):
Added backward search example for less command 2016-03-04 10:33:57 +00:00
less, more: Don't use ...then... in examples Instead, explain additional keystrokes in the example title. See https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82836295 Also, change order of examples to down/up, end/start and next/previous to keep consistency. 2016-10-11 14:34:23 -05:00			`?{{something}}`
Added backward search example for less command 2016-03-04 10:33:57 +00:00
Update less.md 2017-12-06 10:55:50 -08:00			`- Follow the output of the currently opened file:`
Added shortcut to tail inside of less. Shift F 2017-12-05 14:41:05 -08:00
Update less.md 2017-12-06 10:55:50 -08:00			`F`
Added shortcut to tail inside of less. Shift F 2017-12-05 14:41:05 -08:00
Add missing colon 2016-12-21 13:19:14 -08:00			`- Open the current file in an editor:`
Open current file in editor 2016-12-20 12:47:49 -08:00
			`v`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Exit:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
			`q`