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**new linux user*
when i type "ls", the list is to long so I cant see the first part of the list. Is there a way to pause it so as to see 1 page at a time? msdos equvilent: "dir /p"
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**new linux user*
when i type "ls", the list is to long so I cant see the first part of the list. Is there a way to pause it so as to see 1 page at a time? msdos equvilent: "dir /p"
if you don't already know, try using the shift-pgup and shift-pgdn keys to look through you session history.
if the list is still too long you can use....
ls |more
or
ls |less
the '|' is a pipe and passes the results of the first app to the second.
if that looks like a lot of typing, edit your ~/.bashrc and hopefully you'll see some examples of 'aliases'
eg.
alias lm='ls -l |more'
which would let you type 'lm' at the prompt to run the two commands.
if the list is still too long you can use....
ls |more
or
ls |less
the '|' is a pipe and passes the results of the first app to the second.
if that looks like a lot of typing, edit your ~/.bashrc and hopefully you'll see some examples of 'aliases'
eg.
alias lm='ls -l |more'
which would let you type 'lm' at the prompt to run the two commands.
KenCunningham
Technical User
An alternative to more is:
ls | pg
ls | pg
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