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Re: Does Cygwin Bash Shell have "more" equivalent


Collin:    have no answer.

Stephano:  UNIX more can scroll backwards... at least on OSF1 4.0f Alpha
           server.

Sim:       alias the more command:   alias more less
           Then you can use more



 Scott Birl      Scott.Birl@temple.edu
 UNIX Consultant/Systems Administrator   Computer  Services   Temple University
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CG> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 11:44:19 -0800
CG> From: Collin Grady <cgrady@willamette.edu>
CG> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
CG> Subject: Re: Does Cygwin Bash Shell have "more" equivalent
CG>
CG>      Is there anywhere to get the source for more?  I would like to add it
CG> as less does not handle ansi colors at all, so ls --colors | less shows a
CG> lot of ESC codes instead of colors, whereas more will show the colors.
CG>      -Collin Grady
CG>
CG> File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
CG>
CG> ----- Original Message -----
CG> From: "Stephano Mariani" <sk.cygml@btinternet.com>
CG> To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>; "Simpson Gilbert" <simg@saiga.com>
CG> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:39 AM
CG> Subject: Re: Does Cygwin Bash Shell have "more" equivalent
CG>
CG>
CG> > The command you are looking for is 'less'.
CG> > It is equivalent to more but less can also scroll backwards...
CG> >
CG> > Stephano.
CG> >
CG> > ----- Original Message -----
CG> > From: "Simpson Gilbert" <simg@saiga.com>
CG> > To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
CG> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:57 PM
CG> > Subject: Does Cygwin Bash Shell have "more" equivalent
CG> >
CG> >
CG> > > Does the Cygwin Bash Shell have the equivalent of the "more" command.
CG> The
CG> > > book I'm using to try and learn about Linux uses this command a lot and
CG> > > Cygwin reports that the command doesn't exist.
CG> > >
CG> > > Perhaps there is a different, equivalent command.
CG> > >
CG> > > Thanks.
CG> > > Sim Gilbert


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