tldr/osx/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)`

- search for a string

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

- exit

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

Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +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
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +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
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- page up / down`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
			`d (next), D (previous)`

Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- go to start / end of file`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
			`g (start), G (end)`

Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- 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
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- exit`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
			`q`