LISt -- Type File on Video Screen list [+cols__per__line] [-lines__per__screen] [file__list] LIST writes a file, one screen at a time, on the user's terminal. The argument list may contain wildcard file specifiers. The optional lines__per__screen may be given to shorten the screen from its default of 24 lines. The optional cols__per__line parameter may be given to change the screen from its default width of 80 columns. Setting cols____per____line to zero supresses line wrap-around. Note that T works only on video terminals. If no file__list is specified, T prompts for each file. If a file__list argument lacks an explicit extension, ".*" will be used; thus "LIST X" is equivalent to "LIST X.*". After each screen has been printed, T waits for the user to type a single-letter command. Type HELP LIST COMMANDS for commands available. See also HELP LIST LIMITATIONS and HELP LIST BUGS. 2 COMMANDS Commands for LIST program are: or To get the next screen. or or '^' To back up one screen. 'P' To get the next page. 'F' To return to the first screen. 'B' To skip to the last screen. 'S' To search for a regular expression. 'E' or CTRL/Z To exit the program. 'X' To exit the current file. Type HELP LIST COMMANDS DETAILS for more on specific commands. 3 DETAILS If the "next screen," "next page," or "backup" commands are preceeded by a number, LIST will skip the requested number of screens or pages. Negative skips are allowed: "-P" moves back one page. Note that , 0, and 1 are equivalent. All other characters will be ignored. The 'P' command skips to the next page (as delimited by form-feeds). The 'B' command is equivalent to 32767. As T must scan the file byte-by-byte, the 'B' command may seem slow. Search arguments are regular expressions (as defined in the grep program). If you enter '?' when prompted for a search argument, a help screen will be printed. Backward searching is not possible. 2 LIMITATIONS The program will only backup to the built-in maximum of 100 screens. T will erase underline and boldface information from the text if it occurs in the following format (where 'X' is any character and '_\b' is backspace): X_\b__ for underline and X_\bX... for boldface If an embedded carriage return (for line-overprint) is encountered, all text following the return will be ignored. T converts characters in the text file to "". This was done to defend against escape sequences triggering user terminal identification sequences (which could, for example, cause the program to backup one screen). 2 BUGS Neither input nor output may be redirected. T cannot be used as a filter. If a skip or backup command fails (for example, if the input file is not on a disk), the program will exit with an error message. When running T from a remote (DECnet) terminal, you should use to request the next page and or to request the previous page.