Thanks everyone re: the | more solution. I thought that only worked inside a file. Using the scroll bar in KDE term is even better. Don't know how I missed that. Thanks. --- d <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LURKER, here again. I find the "locate" command > works great in a 'term' > just fine. There is a scroll bar usually on the > right side of the window > when accessing from KDE, BTW you can put that scroll > bar on the left side > under "Options" if you like. > > At 03:09 PM 9/2/01, you wrote: > >Isn't there some way to control the way that > >information is spewed out (more than a screenfull) > in > >Linux? I find the "locate" command so much better > than > >doing "Find" with KDE. but I don't know how to stop > it > >from scrolling off the page before I can read it. > > And if you also like you can do " locate [the info > you need] | (pipe > symbol) more", WFM. HTH! > > >I know that there are things like "less" for text > >files, but don't know of anything that works on the > >command line itself. I'm thinking of something like > >DOS's /w and /p. > > > >Thanks anyone. > > > >Pete R. > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from > MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > TIA, > 'd' > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > San Antonio, Texas > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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