Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

zmore

Synopsis

                  zmore [files]

Similar to more. Uncompress files and print them one screenful at a time. Works on files compressed with compress, gzip, or pack, and with uncompressed files.

Commands

space

Print next screenful.

i space

Print next i lines.

d, ^D

Print next i, or 11, lines.

i z

Print next i lines or a screenful.

i s

Skip i lines. Print next screenful.

i f

Skip i screens. Print next screenful.

q, Q, :q, :Q

Go to next file or, if current file is the last, exit zmore.

e, q

Exit zmore when the prompt “--More--(Next file: file)” is displayed.

s

Skip next file and continue when the prompt “--More--(Next file: file)” is displayed.

=

Print line number.

i/expr

Search forward for ith occurrence (in all files) of expr, which should be a regular expression. Display occurrence, including the two previous lines of context.

i n

Search forward for the ith occurrence of the last regular expression searched for.

! command

Execute command in shell. If command is not specified, execute last shell command. To invoke a shell without passing it a command, enter \!.

.

Repeat the previous command.