====== less ======


===== General information =====

**Command**: less

**Description:** Use //less// to display the content of a file

**Usage:** less <filename>

**common options:** n.a.

**Acts on:** files

**Action:** The contents of the file  are displayed in the shell. The output is limited to the number of rows that fit into the current size of the shell. Hit the space bar to move to the next set of lines. Arrows can be used to move up and down line by line.

**Exit:** hit //q// to exit


===== Examples =====

<code>
less ~/.bashrc
</code>

=====   Action:  displays the contents of your .bashrc configuration file =====

===== Alternatives =====

  - **cat**