What are common `more` command options?

The more command has several common options that can enhance its functionality. Here are some of them:

  1. -d: Display a message at the bottom of the screen if there is more text to be displayed. This prompts the user to press the space bar to continue.

  2. -c: Clear the screen before displaying the next page of text. This option provides a cleaner view by removing the previous content.

  3. -s: Squeeze multiple blank lines into a single blank line. This helps in reducing unnecessary space when viewing text.

  4. -u: Suppress the use of reverse line wrapping. This can be useful for viewing files with special formatting.

  5. -p: Similar to -c, it clears the screen before displaying the next page, but it does not allow for scrolling back.

  6. -f: This option forces more to display binary files without any filtering.

You can use these options when invoking the more command. For example:

more -d filename.txt

This command will display filename.txt with the -d option enabled.

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