Displaying Output One Screen at a Time

If the output is longer than the screen, the ---More--- prompt indicates that more output is available. Table 3 describes how you can scroll at the ---More--- prompt. As soon as the CLI calculates how long the output is (usually by the second screen), the percentage of the command output already displayed appears next to the prompt.

Table 3: ---More--- Prompt Keyboard Sequences

Objective	Result	Keyboard Sequence
Get Help	Display help information about the keyboard sequences you can display at the ---More--- prompt.	h
Scroll Down	Scroll down one line.	Enter, Return, k, Ctrl-m, Ctrl-n, or down arrow
	Scroll down one-half screen.	Tab, d, Ctrl-d, or Ctrl-x
	Scroll down one whole screen.	Space or Ctrl-f
	Scroll down to the bottom of the output.	Ctrl-e or G
	Display the output all at once instead of one screen at a time. (Same as specifying the | no-more command after a pipe.)	N
Scroll Up	Display the previous line of output.	j, Ctrl-h, Ctrl-p, or up arrow
	Scroll up one-half screen.	u or Ctrl-u
	Scroll up one whole screen.	b or Ctrl-b
	Scroll up to the top of the output.	Ctrl-a or g
Search	Search forward for a string.	/string
	Search backward for a string.	?string
	Repeat the previous search for a string.	n
	Search for a text string. You are prompted for the string to match. (Same as specifying the | match string command.)	m or M
	Search, ignoring a text string. You are prompted for the string to not match. (Same as specifying the | except string command.)	e or E
Interrupt or End Output, Redraw the Output, and Save the Output to a File	Interrupt the display of output.	Ctrl-C, q, Q, or Ctrl-k
	Do not redisplay the CLI prompt immediately after displaying the output, but remain at the ---More--- prompt. (Same as specifying the | hold command.)	H
	Clear any match conditions and display the complete output.	c or C
	Redraw the output on the screen.	Ctrl-l
	Save the command output to a file. You are prompted for a filename. (Same as specifying the | save filename command.)	s or S