Documentation/devtools/maemo5/less: Difference between revisions

From Maemo Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
imported>kaltsi
imported>amigadave
devtools template
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Devtools}}
== Description ==
== Description ==


Line 33: Line 36:


-
-
[[Category:Fremantle]]

Latest revision as of 15:12, 11 March 2010

This article documents a developer tool.
A list of available devtools is available, together with installation instructions.


Description

Less is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. Less allows backward movement in the file as well as forward movement. It is quite similar to more, which is installed on the device by default, but more user friendly and more powerful.

Packages

source: less

binary: less

Usage Examples

Very simply; to view the contents of a text file:

# less file.txt

Press space bar for next page.

Press b for previous page.

Press q to quit reading.

[less man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/less.html)

See Also

-