Command-line tool

less

brew/less

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Pager program similar to more cross-platform cli open-source command-line pager more

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id jftuga.less -e
scoop install less

macOS

brew install less

Linux

brew install less

Open a file for interactive reading

less path/to/source_file

Page down/up

<Space>

Go to end/start of file

<G>

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