LESS Commands Cheat Sheet
Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for LESS command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.
What is LESS command?
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# Go to end of file: G # Go to start of file: g # To edit the current file in $EDITOR: v # Search in file: /# Filter content: & # Next result: n # Previous result: N # Toggle search highlighting: Alt-u # Follow (tail -f) a file after opening it: F # To start less in follow-mode: less +F # To disable the terminal refresh when exiting: less -X # Move to next file (if multiple files opened, eg. `less file1 file2`): :n # Move to previous file: :p # Don't wrap long lines: less -S # or if already in less: -S # To save the contents to a file: # Method 1 - Only works when the input is a pipe s # Method 2 - This should work whether input is a pipe or an ordinary file: Type g or < (g or less-than) | $ (pipe then dollar) then cat > and Enter.
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