- open a file:
less file.log
- type capital
G
: go to end of file - type small
g
: go to beginning of file - type
?
: enter reverse search - type
/
: enter forward search - type
n
: skips to next search match - type
N
: skips back to last search match
e.g.
g
/
will go to beginning of file and enter a forward search
g
/error
<enter>
will go to beginning of file and find the first instance of 'error' and take you there
hit n
to skip to the next search match
you can also do:
G
?error
<enter>
to go to end of file and search backwards
And if you forget a command,
h
for help