tldr/pages/common/less.md

# less

> Opens a file for reading.
> Allows movement and search.
> Doesn't read the entire file (suitable for logs).

- Open a file:

`less {{source_file}}`

- Page up / down:

`d (next), D (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)`

- Exit:

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

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`> Opens a file for reading.`
			`> Allows movement and search.`
			`> Doesn't read the entire file (suitable for logs).`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Open a file:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`less {{source_file}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Page up / down:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
			`d (next), D (previous)`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Go to start / end of file:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
			`g (start), G (end)`

Added backward search example for less command 2016-03-04 10:33:57 +00:00			`- Forward search for a string:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`/{{something}} then n (next), N (previous)`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Added backward search example for less command 2016-03-04 10:33:57 +00:00			`- Backward search for a string:`

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

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Exit:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
			`q`