more

Purpose

View text files one screen at a time.

Syntax

more [options] filenames

Options

+N (where N is a number) displays the file starting at the specified line number

+/pattern begins displaying two lines before the pattern.

-s reduces multiple blank lines to a single blank line.

Description

The more command displays the specified files one screen at a time. To view the commands you can use in more, press h while you are viewing a file using more. For more advanced file viewing, use the less command.