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Displaying Command Output

If the command output is longer than the screen length, it appears one screen at a time by means of a UNIX more-type interface. The prompt ---MORE--- indicates that more output is available. (See Figure 7.)

Figure 7: The MORE Prompt

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To continue command output:

Press Enter.

Occasionally, if a command produces extensive output, you may wish to cancel the output.

To cancel command output:

Press q. Command output stops, and the command prompt appears.

Table 4 lists common keyboard sequences you can use at the ---(more)--- prompt.

Table 4: MORE Prompt Keyboard Sequences

Category	Action	Keyboard Sequence
Scroll down	Scroll down one line.	e, Ctrl+e, j, Ctrl+n, Enter, down arrow
	Scroll down one-half screen.	d, Ctrl+d
	Scroll down one whole screen.	f, Ctrl+f, Ctrl+v, z, Space
	Scroll down to the bottom of the output and wait for more input. (To resume output, press Ctrl-C.)	F
	Jump to last line in output and exit to the CLI prompt.	G
Scroll up	Display the previous line of output.	y, Ctrl+y, k, Ctrl+k, Ctrl+p, up arrow
	Scroll up one-half screen.	u, Ctrl+u
	Scroll up one whole screen.	b, Ctrl+b, Esc+v, w
	Jump to the first line of the output.	g
Scroll up and down	Scroll up and down through the output. To exit this mode, press q.	-E (hyphen E)

Displaying Command Output

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