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authorBenno Schulenberg2014-02-09 11:26:49 +0100
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more: improve formatting and wording of man page and help text
Also, slice up the usage text for ease of translation. Reported-by: Phillip Susi <psusi@ubuntu.com> Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
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@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@
.\" conform with the more 5.19 currently in use by the Linux community.
.\"
.\" .Dd July 29, 1991 (Modified December 25, 1992)
-.TH MORE "1" "September 2011" "util-linux" "User Commands"
+.TH MORE "1" "February 2014" "util-linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
more \- file perusal filter for crt viewing
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B more
-[options] file [...]
+[options]
+.IR file ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B more
is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is
@@ -59,11 +60,6 @@ environment variable
override them.
.It Fl num
.TP
-.B \-number
-This option specifies an integer
-.I number
-which is the screen size (in lines).
-.TP
.B \-d
.B more
will prompt the user with the message "[Press space to continue, 'q' to
@@ -100,15 +96,19 @@ Squeeze multiple blank lines into one.
.B \-u
Suppress underlining.
.TP
-.B +/
-The
-.B +/
-option specifies a string that will be searched for before each file is
-displayed.
+.BI \- number
+The screen size to use, in
+.I number
+of lines.
.TP
-.B +number
-Start at line
+.BI + number
+Start displaying each file at line
.IR number .
+.TP
+.BI +/ string
+The
+.I string
+to be searched in each file before starting to display it.
.SH COMMANDS
Interactive commands for
.B more
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ Display current file name and line number.
.B \&.
Repeat previous command.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
-More utilizes the following environment variables, if they exist:
+The
+.B more
+command respects the following environment variables, if they exist:
.TP
.B MORE
This variable may be set with favored options to
@@ -213,16 +215,16 @@ This variable may be set with favored options to
Current shell in use (normally set by the shell at login time).
.TP
.B TERM
-Specifies terminal type, used by more to get the terminal
+The terminal type used by \fBmore\fR to get the terminal
characteristics necessary to manipulate the screen.
.TP
.B VISUAL
-Editor the user is preferring. Used when key command
+The editor the user prefers. Invoked when command key
.I v
is pressed.
.TP
.B EDITOR
-Editor of choise when
+The editor of choice when
.B VISUAL
is not specified.
.SH SEE ALSO