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less Linux command

Posted: 10 Mar 2024, 11:33
by dev
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-N - option to show line numbers
-I - option to ignore case sensitive

navigation:
  • space bar - next page
  • b - previous page
  • g- begining of text file
  • shift+g - end of text file

searching in file:
  • / - forward slash to enter to forward search mode
    /search phrase
    n - for next occurrence
    shift+n - previous occurrence
  • ? - question mark to enter to search mode backwards
    ?search phrase
    n - for next occurrence
    shift+n - previous occurrence