Re: newbie needs help veiwing files
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Michel [UNKNOWN] Dänzer wrote:
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>
> --- DOUGLAS HUNTER <l97dh@tay.ac.uk> wrote:
> > When I'm in bash and trying to ls large files I can only see the last
> > part of the file due to it scrolling past too fast.
> > Is there a command to insert that means I can veiw the output page by
> > page and change pages when I want to ?
>
> ls | more
I would recommend ls | less, you can also go back up if you use less
instead of more
>
> The pipe ('|') feeds stdout from the first command into stdin of the second
> one.
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>
> > I've also got a problem with GNOME in that the screen only partially
> > fits onto my monitor any idea where I can find the config file for this?
>
> /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
> Reverse the order of the modes in the appropriate Screen Section towards the
> end of the file.
>
>
> Michel
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