More
Applies To: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Displays one screen of output at a time.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
<Command> | more [/c] [/p] [/s] [/t<N>] [+<N>]
more [[/c] [/p] [/s] [/t<N>] [+<N>]] < [<Drive>:][<Path>]<FileName>
more [/c] [/p] [/s] [/t<N>] [+<N>] [<Files>]
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
<Command> |
Specifies a command for which you want to display the output. |
/c |
Clears the screen before displaying a page. |
/p |
Expands form-feed characters. |
/s |
Displays multiple blank lines as a single blank line. |
/t<N> |
Displays tabs as the number of spaces specified by N. |
+<N> |
Displays the first file beginning at the line specified by N. |
[<Drive>:] [<Path>]<FileName> |
Specifies the location and name of a file to display. |
<Files> |
Specifies a list of files to display. Separate file names with a space. |
/? |
Displays help at the command prompt. |
Remarks
The following subcommands are accepted at the more prompt (-- More --).
Key
Action
SPACEBAR
Displays the next page.
ENTER
Displays the next line.
f
Displays the next file.
q
Quits the more command.
=
Shows the line number.
p <N>
Displays the next N lines.
s <N>
Skips the next N lines.
?
Shows the commands that are available at the more prompt.
When using the redirection character (<), you must specify a file name as the source. When using the pipe (|), you can use such commands as dir, sort, and type.
The more command, with different parameters, is available from the Recovery Console.
Examples
To view the first screen of information of a file named Clients.new, type one of the following commands:
more < clients.new
type clients.new | more
The more command displays the first screen of information from Clients.new, and then displays the following prompt:
-- More --
You can then press the SPACEBAR to see the next screen of information.
To clear the screen and remove all extra blank lines before displaying the file Clients.new, type one of the following commands:
more /c /s < clients.new
type clients.new | more /c /s
The more command displays the first screen of information from Clients.new, and then displays the following prompt:
-- More --
Using more subcommands
The following examples can be used at the more prompt (-- More --).
To display the file one line at a time, press ENTER at the more prompt.
To display the next screen, press the SPACEBAR at the more prompt.
To display the next file listed on the command line, type f at the more prompt.
To show the available commands, type ? at the more prompt.
To quit more, type q at the more prompt.
To display the current line number, type = at the more prompt. The current line number is added to the more prompt as follows:
-- More [Line: 24] --To display a specific number of lines, type p at the more prompt. More prompts you for the number of lines to display as follows:
-- More -- Lines:Type the number of lines to display, and then press ENTER. More displays the specified number of lines.
To skip a specific number of lines, type s at the more prompt. More prompts you for the number of lines to skip as follows:
-- More -- Lines:Type the number of lines to skip, and then press ENTER. More skips the specified number of lines and displays the next screen of information.