SUMMARY OF LESS COMMANDS

Less is a program similar to more(1), but it has many more features. Less does not have to read the entire input file before starting, so with large input files it starts up faster than text editors like vi(1).

h H Display this help.
q Q Exit help menu.
[number] Navigate to a tab.
j ↓ Scroll Down.
k ↑ Scroll Up.
G Scroll to top.
gg Scroll to bottom.

Less uses termcap (or terminfo on some systems), so it can run on a variety of terminals. There is even limited support for hardcopy terminals. (On a hardcopy terminal, lines which should be printed at the top of the screen are prefixed with a caret.) Commands are based on both more and vi. Commands may be preceded by a decimal number, called N in the descriptions below. The number is used by some commands, as indicated.