The more command displays additional information one page at a time.

Availability

More is an external command that is available for the following Microsoft operating systems as more.com.

  • Availability

  • More syntax

  • More examples

  • All Versions of MS-DOS

  • Windows 95

  • Windows 98

  • Windows ME

  • Windows NT

  • Windows 2000

  • Windows XP

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 8

  • Windows 10

  • Windows 11

More syntax

Windows XP and later syntax

MORE [/E [/C] [/P] [/S] [/Tn] [+n]] < [drive:][path]filename command-name | MORE [/E [/C] [/P] [/S] [/Tn] [+n]] MORE /E [/C] [/P] [/S] [/Tn] [+n] [files]

If extended features are enabled, the following commands are accepted at the – More – prompt:

  • Windows XP and later syntax.
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP Recovery Console syntax.
  • Windows 95, 98, and ME syntax.

Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP Recovery Console syntax

Displays a text file to the screen.

more [filename]

Windows 95, 98, and ME syntax

Displays output one screen at a time.

MORE [drive:][path]filename MORE < [drive:][path]filename command-name | MORE [drive:][path][filename]

More examples

dir | more

Allows you to view the directory listing one page at a time, if applicable. This command is the same as doing dir /p.

more myfile.txt

Displays the contents of a page one page at a time. Pressing the spacebar would go to the next page and pressing Enter would go down one line at a time.

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