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Displays one screen of output at a time.
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Themore command, with different parameters, is also available from the Recovery Console.
<command> | more [/c] [/p] [/s] [/t<n>] [+<n>]more [[/c] [/p] [/s] [/t<n>] [+<n>]] < [<drive>:][<path>]<filename>more [/c] [/p] [/s] [/t<n>] [+<n>] [<files>]| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
<command> | Specifies a command for which you want to display the output. |
| /c | Clears the screen before displaying a page. |
| /p | Expands form-feed characters. |
| /s | Displays multiple blank lines as a single blank line. |
/t<n> | Displays tabs as the number of spaces specified byn. |
+<n> | Displays the first file, beginning at the line specified byn. |
[<drive>:][<path>]<filename> | Specifies the location and name of a file to display. |
<files> | Specifies a list of files to display. Files must be separated using spaces. |
| /? | Displays help at the command prompt. |
The following subcommands are accepted at themore prompt (-- More --), including:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| SPACEBAR | Press theSPACEBAR to display the next screen. |
| ENTER | PressENTER to display the file one line at a time. |
| f | PressF to display the next file listed on the command line. |
| q | PressQ to quit themore command. |
| = | Shows the line number. |
p<n> | PressP to display the nextn lines. |
s<n> | PressS to skip the nextn lines. |
| ? | Press? to show the commands that are available at themore prompt. |
If you use the redirection character (<), you must also specify a file name as the source.
If you use the pipe (|), you can use such commands asdir,sort, andtype.
To view the first screen of information of a file namedClients.new, type one of the following commands:
more < clients.newtype clients.new | moreThemore command displays the first screen of information from Clients.new, and you can press the SPACEBAR to see the next screen of information.
To clear the screen and remove all extra blank lines before displaying the fileClients.new, type one of the following commands:
more /c /s < clients.newtype clients.new | more /c /sTo display the current line number at themore prompt, type:
more =The current line number is added to themore prompt, as-- More [Line: 24] --
To display a specific number of lines at themore prompt, type:
more pThemore prompt asks you for the number of lines to display, as follows:-- More -- Lines:. Type the number of lines to display, and then press ENTER. The screen changes to show only that number of lines.
To skip a specific number of lines at themore prompt, type:
more sThemore prompt asks you for the number of lines to skip, as follows:-- More -- Lines:. Type the number of lines to skip, and then press ENTER. The screen changes to show that those lines are skipped.
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