Ch 4 Using Common Text File-Related Tools

Question 1

What command opens text file in a pager (to the console/terminal/stdout), allowing for easier reading?

Answer 1

less

(e.g.,

sudo dmesg | less
pipes the output of dmesg to a pager

Question 2

what command dumpts contents of a text file to screen

Answer 2

cat
(short for concatenate…chaining things together)