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      Commands marked with * may be preceeded by a number, N.

  H              Display this help.
  q              Exit.

  f, SPACE    *  Forward  N lines, default one screen.
  b           *  Backward N lines, default one screen.
  e, j, CR    *  Forward  N lines, default 1 line.
  y, k        *  Backward N lines, default 1 line.
  d           *  Forward  N lines, default half screen or last N to d/u.
  u           *  Backward N lines, default half screen or last N to d/u.
  r              Repaint screen.
  R              Repaint screen, discarding buffered input.

  /pattern    *  Search forward for N-th line containing the pattern.
  ?pattern    *  Search backward for N-th line containing the pattern.
  n           *  Repeat previous search (for N-th occurence).

  g           *  Go to line N, default 1.
  G           *  Like g, but default is last line in file.
  p, %        *  Position to N percent into the file.
  m<letter>      Mark the current position with <letter>.
  '<letter>      Return to a previously marked position.
  ''             Return to previous position.

  E [file]       Examine a new file.
  N           *  Examine the next file (from the command line).
  P           *  Examine the previous file (from the command line).
  =              Print current file name.
  V              Print version number of "less".

  -<flag>        Toggle a command line flag.
  _<flag>        Display the setting of a command line flag.
  +cmd           Execute the less cmd each time a new file is examined.

  !command       Passes the command to the system to be executed (by $SHELL).
  v              Edit the current file (with $EDITOR).
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bfe13c81 KB	1	Commands marked with * may be preceeded by a number, N.
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	3	H Display this help.
	4	q Exit.
	5
	6	f, SPACE * Forward N lines, default one screen.
	7	b * Backward N lines, default one screen.
	8	e, j, CR * Forward N lines, default 1 line.
	9	y, k * Backward N lines, default 1 line.
	10	d * Forward N lines, default half screen or last N to d/u.
	11	u * Backward N lines, default half screen or last N to d/u.
	12	r Repaint screen.
	13	R Repaint screen, discarding buffered input.
	14
	15	/pattern * Search forward for N-th line containing the pattern.
	16	?pattern * Search backward for N-th line containing the pattern.
	17	n * Repeat previous search (for N-th occurence).
	18
	19	g * Go to line N, default 1.
	20	G * Like g, but default is last line in file.
	21	p, % * Position to N percent into the file.
	22	m<letter> Mark the current position with <letter>.
	23	'<letter> Return to a previously marked position.
	24	'' Return to previous position.
	25
	26	E [file] Examine a new file.
	27	N * Examine the next file (from the command line).
	28	P * Examine the previous file (from the command line).
	29	= Print current file name.
	30	V Print version number of "less".
	31
	32	-<flag> Toggle a command line flag.
	33	_<flag> Display the setting of a command line flag.
	34	+cmd Execute the less cmd each time a new file is examined.
	35
	36	!command Passes the command to the system to be executed (by $SHELL).
	37	v Edit the current file (with $EDITOR).