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Chapter 14. Frequently Asked Questions
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14.9. Keep
Output from Scrolling
ls
Whenever I type
I can barely see the output of the directory because it scrolls by too quickly. How
ls
can I actually read the output?
To prevent the output of
from scrolling by too quickly, pipe the output to a utility such as
or
ls
less
. You are then able to see the output one screen at at time.
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To read the contents of
with
, type the following command at the shell prompt:
/etc
less
ls -al /etc | less
To move forward a screen, press [Space] bar; to move back a screen, press the [b] key; to quit, press
[q].
You can achieve the same results with
, another paging utility.
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14.9.1. Printing ls Output
You can also print directory listings by piping the output to a printer in the same way that you piped
the output to your screen. If you have configured a printer, type the following to pipe the output of a
command to the printer:
ls -al /etc | lpr
14.10. Accessing a Windows Partition
I have a dual-boot system with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows 98. Is there a way to access
my Windows partition while I am running Linux?
You can access another partition on your system (for example, a Windows partition), in two different
ways.
You should first determine where your Windows partition is located by determining what physical hard
disk your Windows partition is located in (such as the primary master IDE drive or the the first SCSI
drive). To find this information, you can use the Hardware Browser, which lists detailed information
about the hardware in your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
To start the Hardware Browser, choose Main Menu => System Tools => Hardware Browser.
Figure 14-1 shows Hardware Browser in action.
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