RHEL Linux - Red Hat System Administration Practice Exam

Which Linux command allows you to view the contents of a text file in a paginated manner?

1. cat

2. more

3. tail

4. nano

The correct answer is: more

The command that allows you to view the contents of a text file in a paginated manner is "more." This command displays the file content one screen at a time, making it easier to read large files without scrolling through everything at once. You can navigate through the content using the spacebar to advance one page, or the Enter key to scroll one line at a time, and it provides a simple way to read through lengthy documents. Other commands serve different purposes. "cat" is used to concatenate and display the entire contents of a file, but it does not provide pagination, which means for larger files, the output can scroll past the terminal window. "tail" is primarily used to view the last few lines of a file, which can be useful for checking log files or recent entries, but it does not facilitate reading the entire file in a controlled manner. "nano," on the other hand, is a text editor that opens files for editing rather than just viewing, which is not suitable for simply paginating through a text file's contents.