[Babase] Jumping to a line in a file using Unix less
Karl O. Pinc
babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:54:12 +0000
On 03/27/2005 06:03:22 PM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
I just re-read the help page in less. It says:
Commands marked with * may be preceded by a number, N.
Notes in parentheses indicate the behavior if N is given.
...
g < ESC-< * Go to first line in file (or line N).
So, to go to a given line number, type the number and then
press the 'g' key.
Duh.
Karl <kop@meme.com>
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