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| + | === Arguments === | ||
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| + | * **''-F''** - exit if the entire file is display on the first screen | ||
| + | * **''-i''** - ignore case on searches | ||
| + | * **''-J''** - Displays an asterisk next to each matching line of a search (but also adds a blank column on the left) | ||
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| + | === Keyboard commands === | ||
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| + | Where **''N''** is a number (integer). | ||
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| + | * **''F''** - scroll forward, and watch the file for new lines (similar to ''tail -f'') | ||
| + | * **''g''** - jump to first line | ||
| + | * **''Ng''** - jump to line # | ||
| + | * **''G''** - jump to last line | ||
| + | * **''N%''** - jump to ''N'' percent of the file (fex: 25%) | ||
| + | * **''&<pattern>''** - only show lines that match ''<pattern>'' (similar to grep); use ''&'' to remove filter | ||
| + | * **''=''** - print some info about the file | ||
| + | * **''v''** - edit the same file using the ''VISUAL'' environment variable as your editor | ||
| + | * **''!<string>''** - execute ''<string>'' and print results (fex: ''!ls'') | ||
| + | * **''s<filename>''** - save piped output to ''<filename>'' | ||
