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authorBenno Schulenberg2014-02-21 18:22:33 +0100
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docs: fix two command representations in the man page of more
The previous-file command is not :P but :p, and the back-to-where command is not an acute accent but an apostrophe. Also condense some of the descriptions and remove some useless comments. Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
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diff --git a/text-utils/more.1 b/text-utils/more.1
index 0cf3892a2..589eaf711 100644
--- a/text-utils/more.1
+++ b/text-utils/more.1
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)more.1 5.15 (Berkeley) 7/29/91
.\"
-.\" Revised: Fri Dec 25 15:27:27 1992 by root
.\" 25Dec92: Extensive changes made by Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) to
.\" conform with the more 5.19 currently in use by the Linux community.
.\"
-.\" .Dd July 29, 1991 (Modified December 25, 1992)
.TH MORE "1" "February 2014" "util-linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
more \- file perusal filter for crt viewing
@@ -53,32 +51,24 @@ provides
.BR more (1)
emulation plus extensive enhancements.
.SH OPTIONS
-Command-line options are described below. Options are also taken from the
-environment variable
+Options are also taken from the environment variable
.B MORE
-(make sure to precede them with a dash (``-'')) but command line options will
-override them.
-.It Fl num
+(make sure to precede them with a dash
+.RB ( \- ))
+but command-line options will override those.
.TP
.B \-d
-.B more
-will prompt the user with the message "[Press space to continue, 'q' to
-quit.]" and will display "[Press 'h' for instructions.]" instead of ringing
+Prompt with "[Press space to continue, 'q' to quit.]",
+and display "[Press 'h' for instructions.]" instead of ringing
the bell when an illegal key is pressed.
.TP
.B \-l
-.B more
-usually treats
+Do not pause after any line containing a
.B \&^L
-(form feed) as a special character, and will pause after any line that
-contains a form feed. The
-.B \-l
-option will prevent this behavior.
+(form feed).
.TP
-.B -f
-Causes
-.B more
-to count logical, rather than screen lines (i.e., long lines are not folded).
+.B \-f
+Count logical lines, rather than screen lines (i.e., long lines are not folded).
.TP
.B \-p
Do not scroll. Instead, clear the whole screen and then display the text.
@@ -124,7 +114,7 @@ means
.PD 1
.TP 10
.BR h \ or \ ?
-Help: display a summary of these commands. If you forget all the other
+Help; display a summary of these commands. If you forget all other
commands, remember this one.
.TP
.B SPACE
@@ -154,8 +144,8 @@ Skip forward k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1.
Skip backwards k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1. Only works with files,
not pipes.
.TP
-.B \'
-Go to place where previous search started.
+.B '
+Go to the place where the last search started.
.TP
.B =
Display current line number.
@@ -194,7 +184,7 @@ Redraw screen.
.B :n
Go to kth next file. Defaults to 1.
.TP
-.B :P
+.B :p
Go to kth previous file. Defaults to 1.
.TP
.B :f