more

Open a file for paging

$ more [path/to/file]

$ more +[line_number] [path/to/file]

$ more +/[pattern] [path/to/file]

$ more -s [path/to/file]

$ more -n [20] [path/to/file]

more [-d] [-l] [-s] [-p] [-c] [-n lines] [+linenum] [+/pattern] [file...]

more is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. It displays file contents interactively, allowing forward navigation and searching through the text.
Commands follow vi conventions and can be preceded by numeric arguments. The pager reads from files or standard input, making it useful in pipelines.

-d, --silent

Display helpful prompts instead of ringing bell on errors

Do not pause after lines containing form feed characters

Exit automatically at end of file

Count logical lines rather than screen lines

Clear screen before displaying; do not scroll

Paint each screen from top, clearing remainder

Compress multiple consecutive blank lines into one

Suppress underlining

Specify number of lines per screenful

Start display at specified line number

Search for pattern before displaying

Space

Display next screenful

Display next line

Scroll forward half screen

Skip backward one screenful

Search forward for pattern

Repeat last search

Exit

Display help

Display current line number

Open editor at current line

Go to next file

Go to previous file

The more command is considered primitive compared to less, which offers backward scrolling and more features. Consider using less for most purposes. The MORE environment variable can set default options.

more was written by Eric Shienbrood at UC Berkeley in 1978 and was one of the first screen-oriented utilities. It became a standard Unix pager, though less (written by Mark Nudelman in 1983) has largely superseded it due to additional features.

less(1), cat(1), head(1), tail(1)