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Re: Bash equivalent to DOS /p



On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 09:59:32PM +0800, Duggan wrote:
> I know that this is a really n00bish question, but I have to ask.  What 
> is the command that limits output from a command to just a page at a 
> time, like the /p command in DOS?
Oeh what about piping it to more or less?
try cat /etc/passwd|less or cat /etc/passwd|more
less is not always installed maybe you need to apt-get install it.
You can leave less with 'q'.

HTH
Sven
-- 
It ain't so bad bein' alone if you know it'll never last nothing lasts forever
'cept the certainly of change and love's the same It's a game with simple rules
If you think it's forever then you're nothing but a fool
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