In this article, we will see the difference between more and less commands in Linux.
more command:
The ‘more’ is an old and basic terminal pager or paging program that is used to open a given file for interactive reading.
If the content of the file is too large to fit in one screen, it displays the contents page by page.
You can scroll through the contents of the file by pressing ENTER or SPACE BAR keys.
less command:
Allows forward and backward scrolling,
Search in forward and backward directions,
Go to the end and start of the file immediately,