Ubuntu 18.04, searching in man page, how to tell which match my cursor is currently on?
I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:
man apt
/upgrade
Then this is what I'm seeing:
Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?
BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.
command-line bash search
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
Ogrish ManOgrish Man
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I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:
man apt
/upgrade
Then this is what I'm seeing:
Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?
BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.
command-line bash search
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
Ogrish ManOgrish Man
1626
add a comment |
I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:
man apt
/upgrade
Then this is what I'm seeing:
Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?
BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.
command-line bash search
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
Ogrish ManOgrish Man
1626
I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:
man apt
/upgrade
Then this is what I'm seeing:
Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?
BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.
command-line bash search
command-line bash search
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
Ogrish ManOgrish Man
1626
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
Ogrish ManOgrish Man
1626
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
Ogrish ManOgrish Man
1626
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
Ogrish ManOgrish Man
1626
asked Jan 5 at 11:36
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The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).
answered Jan 5 at 12:15
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The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).
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The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).
answered Jan 5 at 12:15
Stefan HamckeStefan Hamcke
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The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).
answered Jan 5 at 12:15
Stefan HamckeStefan Hamcke
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The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).
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