tldr/pages/common/less.md

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less

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

  • 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}}

  • Enable output of ANSI colors:

git diff --color | less -R

  • Exit:

q