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NAME

p - paginate

SYNOPSIS

p [ -number ] [ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION

P copies its standard input, or the named files if given, to its standard output, stopping at the end of every page, to wait for a newline from the user. The option sets the number of lines on a page (default: 22).

While waiting for a newline, p interprets the commands:


!
Pass the rest of the line to the shell as a command.
q
Quit.

SOURCE

/appl/cmd/p.b

P(1 ) Rev:  Thu Feb 15 14:42:47 GMT 2007