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Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:04:42 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Philip Mak <mfraser AT SEAS DOT GWU DOT EDU>
To:	HELIRV AT aol DOT com
cc:	cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject:	less command (was: Missing some commands?)
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I had the same problem at first. I found the command though: use "less"
instead of "more". It works basically like more but it also lets you
scroll backwards, which can be useful.

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 HELIRV AT aol DOT com wrote:

> Hello, I am a newbie, so thanks for your patience. When I cat a file, if the 
> file is long it scrolls off the top of the screen. I've tried 'pg' and '| to 
> more' but it doesn't work. I've
> looked in the man directories, but I don't see the commands listed. I 
> appreciate your
> help. Thank you.
> 
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