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 10 or last N to d or u command. u * Backward N lines, default 10 or last N to d or u command. 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 Mark the current position with . ' 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". - Toggle a command line flag. +cmd Execute the less cmd each time a new file is examined. !command Passes the command to a shell to be executed. v Edit the current file with $EDITOR.