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Re: How can I control the display output (number of lines)



Roland Wegmann said:
> Hy all
>
> How can I control number of lines per 'page'? For example when I use the
>  command 'aptitude search gnome' the output is a huge list, that 'runs
> over' my 'bash window' and I can only read the last search results.
>
> Which tool do I have to use that i can read the 'output pages' one by
> one?
Redirect the output to some pager (like 'more' or 'less')
'aptitude search gnome | less'

Bye

>
> Thanks in advance for helping me
>
> Roland
> rowe_gnu@gmx.net
>
>
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Haim




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