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WSL terminal - more command - navigation with space, b, q does not work #5715

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opened 2026-01-31 00:19:56 +00:00 by claunia · 6 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:56 +00:00
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Originally created by @eliranwong on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019).

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Windows build number: [run `[Environment]::OSVersion` for powershell, or `ver` for cmd]
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Any other software?

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open Winodws Terminal (Preview)
open a WSL terminal
cat [a text file] | more

navigation with keys "space", "b", or "q" does not work

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:57 +00:00
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@eliranwong commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019):

don't know why. after a restart of Windows, keys "space" and "q" work with command "more", but key "b" is till not working.

@eliranwong commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019): don't know why. after a restart of Windows, keys "space" and "q" work with command "more", but key "b" is till not working.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:57 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019):

As far as I am aware, more doesn’t support b, only space and q. You may want to use less if you need support for scrolling backwards in history?

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019): As far as I am aware, _more_ doesn’t support `b`, only space and `q`. You may want to use _less_ if you need support for scrolling backwards in history?
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019):

Does this work in a normal WSL window (outside of Windows Terminal)?

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019): Does this work in a normal WSL window (outside of Windows Terminal)?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:57 +00:00
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@eliranwong commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019):

@DHowett-MSFT thanks for reply.

"b" is on man page of "more". I just tried in a normal WSL window. It does not work. It is not a big problem to me, I will use "less" instead. What strange was that on first launch after I installed Windows Terminal, even "space" and "q" does not work with both "man" and "more" command.

The issue disappear now after a restart, though I am not sure if it relates to the restart.

@eliranwong commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019): @DHowett-MSFT thanks for reply. "b" is on man page of "more". I just tried in a normal WSL window. It does not work. It is not a big problem to me, I will use "less" instead. What strange was that on first launch after I installed Windows Terminal, even "space" and "q" does not work with both "man" and "more" command. The issue disappear now after a restart, though I am not sure if it relates to the restart.
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@j4james commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2019):

From the man page:

b or ^B Skip backwards k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1.
Only works with files, not pipes.

Note the last bit. If you want to be able to skip backwards, you can't pipe the output from cat into more - you need to open the file directly, e.g. more filename.txt

@j4james commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2019): From the man page: >b or ^B Skip backwards k screenfuls of text. Defaults to 1. Only works with files, not pipes. Note the last bit. If you want to be able to skip backwards, you can't pipe the output from `cat` into `more` - you need to open the file directly, e.g. `more filename.txt`
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:57 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2019):

A-ha!

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2019): A-ha!
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