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Hi all!

Well when using console I have a trouble to see multiple screens.

for example:

 

any --help

 

it will show lots of lines that won't fit on a single screen (25x80 I suppose) so it take new lines and I can't read the first lines.

What should I do to solve this?

Also, how can I swicth the console resolution? (without decrease monitor frequence)

 

Thank you!

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You can also do

 

| less

 

This gives you more of a page up / page down ability. To quit less or more, just type q to quit.

 

i cant verify this right now but isnt more in linux systems sym-linked to less, thus providing the catchy phrase less is more (or more is less)?

 

 

ciao!

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Not in my Mandrake 9.0. More is more and less is less... err you know what I mean. I mean more is still a more command (only one page down at a time) while less is a less command (you can go up and down).

 

I think less is definitely a linux invention (or bash invention or something) since I just login to a SunOS account and there is no less command. Sigh sometimes linux spoils me :)

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actually its good but when i tried it i was looking for something to replace hummingbird's exceed in exporting the X display to window clients. my most significant beef with it is i cant figure out how to open X applications in their own window. to me, using cygwin makes me feel im using just a dumb x-terminal console (it might be a good thing but it leaves me craving for more).

 

btw, i noticed that we have hijacked this misplaced thread. Moderators?

 

ciao!

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btw, i noticed that we have hijacked this misplaced thread. Moderators?  

 

ciao!

 

true, and sorry for the hijacking --my fault--, it is placed in the wrong forum since the former post, it had to be placed in "software" or in "Terminal shell...." This things never happened in the old board :lol: :twisted:

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more or less, more information about more and less follows :-)

more filename ... then <ctrl> c ... you can still see the output of the more command

less filename ... then <ctrl> c .... the screen re-sets to blank

 

example:

more INSTALL

<ctrl> c

still have INSTALL instructions in front of you :-)

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