LESS Commands Cheat Sheet
Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for LESS command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.
What is LESS command?
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# Go to end of file:
G
# Go to start of file:
g
# To edit the current file in $EDITOR:
v
# Search in file:
/
# Filter content:
&
# Next result:
n
# Previous result:
N
# Toggle search highlighting:
Alt-u
# Follow (tail -f) a file after opening it:
F
# To start less in follow-mode:
less +F
# To disable the terminal refresh when exiting:
less -X
# Move to next file (if multiple files opened, eg. `less file1 file2`):
:n
# Move to previous file:
:p
# Don't wrap long lines:
less -S
# or if already in less:
-S
# To save the contents to a file:
# Method 1 - Only works when the input is a pipe
s
# Method 2 - This should work whether input is a pipe or an ordinary file:
Type g or < (g or less-than) | $ (pipe then dollar) then cat > and Enter.
Check out the LESS command documentation .
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