MORE
Display output one screen at a time. MORE can be used to run any executable command (or batch file) and pause the screen output one screen at a time. MORE can also be used to TYPE the contents of any file to the screen.
Syntax command | MORE [/E [/C] [/P] [/S] [/Tn] [+n]]
MORE [/E [/C] [/P] [/S] [/Tn] [+n]] < Pathname
MORE /E [/C] [/P] [/S] [/Tn] [+n] [Pathname(s)]
Key command : Any executable command or batch file
Pathname : The file to be displayed. (if more than one separate with spaces)
/E : Enable extended features
/E /C : Clear screen before displaying page
/E /P : Expand FormFeed characters
/E /S : Squeeze multiple blank lines into a single line
/E /Tn : Expand tabs to n spaces (default 8)
/E +n : Start displaying the first file at line n
You can create an environment variable called %MORE% and use
this to supply any of the above switches.
When MORE is used without any redirection symbols it will display the % complete
e.g.
MORE /E myfile.txt
--More (17%) --
If extended features are enabled, (/E) the following keystrokes can be used
at the -- More -- prompt:
<space> Display next page <return> Display next line
Q Quit
P n Display next n lines
S n Skip next n lines
F Display next file
= Show line number
? Show help line
"less is more" - Ludwig
Mies van der Rohe
Related commands:
TYPE - display files
ECHO - display variables
List - Text Display and Search Tool (Win
2K ResKit)
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
more - Display output one screen at a time
less - Display output one screen at a time