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One line-command for less and shift+F


I would like to open a file with less and automatically go in "tail mode" , which I usually achieve by pressing shift+F when the file is already opened in "full screen mode" with less.

Is there a single line-command to do this?


Solution

  • Yess, you can pass the F option with the use of +!


    Quote from less(1):

    +cmd

    Causes the specified cmd to be executed each time a new file is examined. For example, +G causes less to initially display each file starting at the end rather than the beginning.


    So in your case, use:

    less +F seq.txt