less {filename}
| Navigation |
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SPACE |
forward one window |
b |
backward one window |
d |
forward half window |
u |
backward half window |
j |
navigate forward by one line |
10j |
10 lines forward. |
k |
navigate backward by one line |
10k |
10 lines backward. |
G |
go to the end of file |
g |
go to the start of file |
q or ZZ |
exit the less pager |
| Search |
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/ |
search for a pattern which will take you to the next occurrence. |
? |
search for a pattern which will take you to the previous occurrence. |
n |
for next match in forward |
N |
for previous match in backward |
| Other |
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F |
simulate tail -f inside less pager |
ma |
mark the current position with the letter ‘a’, |
‘a |
go to the marked position ‘a’. |
&pattern |
display only the matching lines, not all. |
v |
using the configured editor edit the current file. |
CTRL+G |
show the current file name along with line, byte and percentage statistics. |
CTRL+c |
exit search, follow, filter, etc |
123g |
goto line 123 (don't hit enter) |
123 (space) |
goto line 123 (don't hit enter) |
/ then ctrl r |
toggle search regex on/off |
& |
stop displaying matching lines |
# Start less and follow as new lines come in
less +F foo.log
# Render lines with colors (ignore color problems, interprets color on each new line)
less -R foo.log
# Render lines with colors (for precise color output, continues line colors for new lines until escaped)
less -r foo.log
# Show line numbers on start
less -N foo.log
# Combine args to start and follow, show line numbers, with color
less +F -N -R foo.log
