X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=zmore.1;h=e2ff835585b061695068a9da754b9e402634333d;hb=1196cd0816bf2e05377c972a8fe5d7988262b609;hp=b0c6a83c03be717dbb0d6b4a7a8761cfcc455202;hpb=db00b4e39677b0dbf3ea6f7694e0eac7be4ef141;p=debian%2Fgzip diff --git a/zmore.1 b/zmore.1 index b0c6a83..e2ff835 100644 --- a/zmore.1 +++ b/zmore.1 @@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ is a filter which allows examination of compressed or plain text files one screenful at a time on a soft-copy terminal. .I zmore works on files compressed with -.I compress, pack +.IR compress , +.I pack or -.I gzip, +.IR gzip , and also on uncompressed files. If a file does not exist, .I zmore @@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ and to determine the default window size. On a terminal capable of displaying 24 lines, the default window size is 22 lines. To use a pager other than the default +.IR more , +set environment variable PAGER to the name of the desired program, such as +.IR less . .PP Other sequences which may be typed when .I zmore @@ -55,8 +59,7 @@ same as ^D (control-D) .PP .IP \fIi\^\fPz same as typing a space except that \fIi\fP, if present, becomes the new -window size. Note that the window size reverts back to the default at the -end of the current file. +window size. .PP .IP \fIi\^\fPs skip \fIi\fP lines and print a screenful of lines @@ -65,28 +68,13 @@ skip \fIi\fP lines and print a screenful of lines skip \fIi\fP screenfuls and print a screenful of lines .PP .IP "q or Q" -quit reading the current file; go on to the next (if any) -.PP -.IP "e or q" -When the prompt --More--(Next file: -.IR file ) -is printed, this command causes zmore to exit. -.PP -.IP s -When the prompt --More--(Next file: -.IR file ) -is printed, this command causes zmore to skip the next file and continue. -.PP +Quit. +.PP .IP = Display the current line number. .PP .IP \fIi\fP/expr search for the \fIi\^\fP-th occurrence of the regular expression \fIexpr.\fP -If the pattern is not found, -.I zmore -goes on to the next file (if any). -Otherwise, a screenful is displayed, starting two lines before the place -where the expression was found. The user's erase and kill characters may be used to edit the regular expression. Erasing back past the first column cancels the search command. @@ -95,12 +83,12 @@ Erasing back past the first column cancels the search command. search for the \fIi\^\fP-th occurrence of the last regular expression entered. .PP .IP !command -invoke a shell with \fIcommand\fP. +invoke a shell with \fIcommand\fP. The character `!' in "command" is replaced with the previous shell command. The sequence "\\!" is replaced by "!". .PP .IP ":q or :Q" -quit reading the current file; go on to the next (if any) +Quit (same as q or Q). .PP .IP . @@ -133,8 +121,9 @@ commands. If the standard output is not a teletype, then .I zmore acts just like -.I zcat, -except that a header is printed before each file. +.IR zcat , +except that a header is printed before each file +if there is more than one file. .SH FILES .TP /etc/termcap