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ZMORE(1)		    General Commands Manual		      ZMORE(1)

NAME
       zmore, zless -- view compressed files

SYNOPSIS
       zmore [flags] [file ...]
       zless [flags] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
       zmore is	a filter that allows the viewing of files compressed with Lem-
       pel-Ziv	encoding.   Such  files	generally have a "Z" or	"gz" extension
       (both the compress(1) and gzip(1) formats are  supported).   Any	 flags
       that  are  specified are	passed to the user's preferred PAGER (which is
       /usr/bin/more by	default).

       zless is	equivalent to zmore but	uses less(1) as	 a  pager  instead  of
       more(1).

       When  multiple files are	specified, zmore will pause at the end of each
       file and	present	the following prompt to	the user:

	     prev_file (END) - Next: next_file

       Where prev_file is the file that	was just displayed  and	 next_file  is
       the  next  file	to be displayed.  The following	keys are recognized at
       the prompt:

	     e or q  quit zmore.

	     s	     skip the next file	(or exit  if  the  next	 file  is  the
		     last).

       If no files are specified, zmore	will read from the standard input.  In
       this mode zmore will assume gzip(1) style compression since there is no
       suffix on which to make a decision.

ENVIRONMENT
       PAGER  Program  used to display files.  If unset, /usr/bin/more is used
	      (zmore) or /usr/bin/less (zless).

SEE ALSO
       compress(1), less(1), more(1)

FreeBSD	14.3		       October 22, 2014			      ZMORE(1)

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