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#1 2010-12-03 20:23:27
- unilx
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View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
I'm trying to view the contents of /var/cache/pacman/pkg but the list goes by to fast to see the package names,is there anyway to view the packages page by page.I only ask because i had to reinstall arch and copy my backup package directory from my flash drive to /var/cache/pacman/pkg and i dont know the full name of a wvdial pkg im trying to install.THX
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#2 2010-12-03 20:25:50
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Re: View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
ls | more
ls | less
and so on
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#3 2010-12-03 20:29:41
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Re: View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
Use a pipe!
ls | less
(or "ls | more")
more is installed on every Unix system. less is like more, but has more features than more. You could also use most, but most probably isn't installed on most systems. less and more are used more than most.
Also, you can just press Shift + Page Up to scroll up the console.
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#4 2010-12-03 20:33:56
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Re: View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
Thanks for the quick reply
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#5 2010-12-03 20:40:51
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Re: View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
Use a pipe!
ls | less
(or "ls | more")more is installed on every Unix system. less is like more, but has more features than more. You could also use most, but most probably isn't installed on most systems. less and more are used more than most.
Also, you can just press Shift + Page Up to scroll up the console.
That was fun to read.
Less is more than more. Less and more are more common than most, which isn't installed on most systems.
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#6 2010-12-03 21:38:49
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Re: View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
That was fun to read.
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#7 2010-12-04 05:57:38
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Re: View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
Less is more than more. Less and more are more common than most, which isn't installed on most systems.
Wouldn't that be;
Less is more than most because less and more are more common that most (which isn't installed most systems???
( And thanks for the tip(s), I just ran into a similar problem myself)
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#8 2010-12-04 09:10:33
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Re: View Directory Contents page by page(SOLVED)
more is installed on every Unix system. less is like more, but has more features than more. You could also use most, but most probably isn't installed on most systems. less and more are used more than most.
That is sheer geek poetry!
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