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  From: hawjd001 <hawjd001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au>
  To  : redruth <stevet@camtech.net.au>
  Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:19:27 +0930 (GMT+9:30)

Re: how do you tame the cat?

best way to "tame the cat" is to use either "more" or "less".

they "more or less" do the same thing (sorry), less allows a little more functionality than more.


eg

$> less foo.txt

then within less, use can use your space key for a new page, enter key for nextline 'b' key for
previous page. etcetc

try more --help for info or even man more.
> 
> Hi
> When I use cat on a file, it scrolls the whole file quickly on the 
> screen. 
> Does anyone know any switch's that would put up a screen at a time, to 
> be perused at leasure, when required the user can scroll to the next 
> screen?
> thanks in advance
> steve t
> 
> PS thanks Darryl Ross, I will try the startup automation tonight.
> steve t
> 
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MrJ					Computer Systems Engineering
hawjd001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au	Unisa, Levels Campus 


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