pipe it through less

ls | less

This 'pipes' the output of ls to less. less will let you page up and down.
q will return you to the prompt.

kevin
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Subject: [TCLUG] Rookie question - Pausing ls output


> When I list the contents of a large directory, how can I pause the output
so
> that I can see the files quickly scroll out of view?
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> TOm
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