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Read a File

cat

Cat prints the content of file on the standard output.

tail


less

less file.txt
key Action
f full page forward
b full page backward
50p middle of the file (50%)
= current position
-N enable row numbers
-n disable row numbers
/ search pattern after the cursor, press n for next occurrence, and shift + n for previous
? search patter before the cursor, press n for previous occurrence, and shift + n for next

more

Syntax: more <file-path>

Key Usage
enter scroll down line by line
space scroll down a page
up arrow scroll up a page
down arrow scroll down a page
q quit
h help
= display current line number
vi to edit file in vi