page command for "ls"

Simon Edlington simon at gconnect.net
Thu Jun 3 13:37:37 PDT 2004


Apologies - SPACE BAR steps a page at a time, ENTER key steps a line at
a time - other keys do other things - too hasty with answer!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Edlington 
> Sent: 03 June 2004 21:26
> To: freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re : page command for "ls"
>> 
> 
> You can use 'ls | more' - the vertical bar is a pipe - space bar will
then step a page at a time & any other key steps a > line at a time.
> 
> 'ls -la | more' gives additional file information.
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Snyder [mailto:dlsnyder2 at comcast.net] 
>> Sent: 03 June 2004 21:09
>> To: freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org
>> Subject: page command for "ls"
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Is there an option for "ls" in FreeBSD that is similar to "dir /w" or

>> "dir /p" in Dos.  In large file folders, when I use "ls" I can't see 
>> all the files within the folder.
>> 
>> -Dave
>> 


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