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 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