less 的用法比起 more 更加的有彈性。在 more 的時候,我們並沒有辦法向前面翻, 只能往后面看,但若使用了 less 時,就可以使用 [pageup] [pagedown] 等按鍵的功能來往前往后翻看文件,更容易用來查看一個文件的內容!除此之外,在 less 里頭可以擁有更多的搜索功能,不止可以向下搜,也可以向上搜。
less常見命令參數
-a ........ --search-skip-screen
Forward search skips current screen.
-b [N] .... --buffers=[N]
Number of buffers.
-B ........ --auto-buffers
Don't automatically allocate buffers for pipes.
-c -C .... --clear-screen --CLEAR-SCREEN
Repaint by clearing rather than scrolling.
-d ........ --dumb
Dumb terminal.
-D [xn.n] . --color=xn.n
Set screen colors. (MS-DOS only)
-e -E .... --quit-at-eof --QUIT-AT-EOF
Quit at end of file.
-f ........ --force
Force open non-regular files.
-F ........ --quit-if-one-screen
Quit if entire file fits on first screen.
-g ........ --hilite-search
Highlight only last match for searches.
-G ........ --HILITE-SEARCH
Don't highlight any matches for searches.
-h [N] .... --max-back-scroll=[N]
Backward scroll limit.
-i ........ --ignore-case
Ignore case in searches that do not contain uppercase.
-I ........ --IGNORE-CASE
Ignore case in all searches.
-j [N] .... --jump-target=[N]
Screen position of target lines.
-J ........ --status-column
Display a status column at left edge of screen.
-k [file] . --lesskey-file=[file]
Use a lesskey file.
-L ........ --no-lessopen
Ignore the LESSOPEN environment variable.
-m -M .... --long-prompt --LONG-PROMPT
Set prompt style.
-n ........ --line-numbers
Don't use line numbers.
-N ........ --LINE-NUMBERS
Use line numbers.
-o [file] . --log-file=[file]
Copy to log file (standard input only).
-O [file] . --LOG-FILE=[file]
Copy to log file (unconditionally overwrite).
-p [pattern] --pattern=[pattern]
Start at pattern (from command line).
-P [prompt] --prompt=[prompt]
Define new prompt.
-q -Q .... --quiet --QUIET --silent --SILENT
Quiet the terminal bell.
-r -R .... --raw-control-chars --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS
Output "raw" control characters.
-s ........ --squeeze-blank-lines
Squeeze multiple blank lines.
-S ........ --chop-long-lines
Chop long lines.
-t [tag] .. --tag=[tag]
Find a tag.
-T [tagsfile] --tag-file=[tagsfile]
Use an alternate tags file.
-u -U .... --underline-special --UNDERLINE-SPECIAL
Change handling of backspaces.
-V ........ --version
Display the version number of "less".
-w ........ --hilite-unread
Highlight first new line after forward-screen.
-W ........ --HILITE-UNREAD
Highlight first new line after any forward movement.
-x [N[,...]] --tabs=[N[,...]]
Set tab stops.
-X ........ --no-init
Don't use termcap init/deinit strings.
--no-keypad
Don't use termcap keypad init/deinit strings.
-y [N] .... --max-forw-scroll=[N]
Forward scroll limit.
-z [N] .... --window=[N]
Set size of window.
-" [c[c]] . --quotes=[c[c]]
Set shell quote characters.
-~ ........ --tilde
Don't display tildes after end of file.
-# [N] .... --shift=[N]
Horizontal scroll amount (0 = one half screen width)
more常見命令參數
usage: more [-dflpcsu] [+linenum | +/pattern] name1 name2 ...
常用的命令展示
顯示文件中從第3行起的內容
more +3 /etc/passwd
從文件中查找第一個出現"omd"字符串的行,並從該處前兩行開始顯示輸出
more +/omd /etc/passwd 【+/pattern 在每個檔案顯示前搜尋該字串(pattern),然后從該字串前兩行之后開始顯示】

設定每屏顯示行數
more -3 /etc/passwd 【-n 定義屏幕大小為n行】
列一個目錄下的文件,每4個一列
ls /root/|more –4
more和less的使用技巧
less: -N 顯示行號
首次展開一頁面
回車表示一行
空格表示一屏
PageUp 向前翻一行
PageDown向下走
more:
回車向下
空格一屏
PageUp不能向上走
PageDown向下走
more和less的區別
| more |
less |
| 只能向下搜 |
可以隨意瀏覽文件,可以向下,也可向上 |
| 加載全文 |
查看之前不會加載全文 |
| 僅可以向下 |
不止可以向下搜,也可以向上搜。 |


