tldr/pages/common/less.md

less

Open a file for interactive reading, allowing scrolling and search.

• Open a file:

less {{source_file}}

• Page up / down:

<Space> (next), b (previous)

• Go to start / end of file:

g (start), G (end)

• Forward search for a string:

/{{something}} then n (next), N (previous)

• Backward search for a string:

?{{something}} then n (next), N (previous)

• Enable output of ANSI colors:

git diff --color | less -R

• Exit:

q