The less command is a program to view text files.

Example:

less filename

less /etc/passwd

Some action commands for less:

CommandAction
Page Up or bScroll back one page
Page Down or spaceScroll forward one page
Up ArrowScroll up one line
Down ArrowScroll down one line
GMove to the end of the text file
g or 1GMove to the beginning of the text file
/characterssearch forward to the next occurrence of characters
nsearch for the next occurrence of the previous search
hdisplay help screen
qquit less

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