Linux and Unix more command
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Displays text one screen at a time.
more [-c] [-d] [-e] [-f] [-i] [-l] [-n number] [-p command] [-r] [-s] [-t tagstring] [-u] [-w] [ -lines ] [ + linenumber ] [ +/ pattern ] [ file ... ]
| -c | Clear before displaying. Redraws the screen instead of scrolling for faster displays. This option is ignored if the terminal does not have the ability to clear to the end of a line. |
| -d | Display error messages rather than ringing the terminal bell if an unrecognized command is used. This is helpful for inexperienced users. |
| -e | Exit immediately after writing the last line of the last file in the argument list. |
| -f | Do not fold long lines. This is useful when lines contain nonprinting characters or escape sequences, such as those generated when nroff output is piped through ul. |
| -i | Perform pattern matching in searches without regard to case. |
| -l | Ignores form-feed characters (Ctrl + L starts the new page.) |
| -n number | Specify the number of lines per screenful. The number argument is a positive decimal integer. The -n option overrides any values obtained from the environment. |
| -p command | For each file examined, initially execute the more command in the command argument. If the command is a positioning command, such as a line number or a regular expression search, set the current position to represent the final results of the command, without writing any intermediate lines of the file. |
| -r | Displays control keys. |
| -s | Doesn't display extra blank lines. |
| -t tagstring | Write the screenful of the file containing the tag named by the tagstring argument. |
| -u | Ignores backspace and underscores. |
| -w | Normally, more exits when it comes to the end of its input. With -w, however, more prompts and waits for any key to be struck before exiting. |
| -lines | Display the indicated number of lines in each screenful, rather than the default (the number of lines in the terminal screen less two). |
| +linenumber | Start up at linenumber |
| +/pattern | Displays text two lines before the first time text appears. |
| filename | The name of the file. |
more +3 myfile.txt
In the above example, the command would begin displaying the file myfile.txt at line three.