From 01cc21f5b6f17edd56b6e928fbb2144884a8eea5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benno Schulenberg Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:22:33 +0100 Subject: 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 --- text-utils/more.1 | 38 ++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) (limited to 'text-utils/more.1') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522