When in a Windows command or MS-DOS window information may scroll so FAST it may be necessary to scroll up in the window.

Listing files or command output ONE page at a time

If the reason you're WANTING to scroll is because a command such is showing too much output, use one of the examples shown below to show any output one page at a time.

To list files in MS-DOS one page at a time use the 'pipe' ( | ) command in conjunction with the more statement, as shown in the examples below.

dir | more
or
attrib *.* | more

ALSO, commands like the dir command, also allow the /p command that DISPLAYS one page at a time, as shown in the example below.

dir /p

When in a Windows command or MS-DOS window information may scroll so fast it may be necessary to scroll up in the window.

Listing files or command output one page at a time

If the reason you're wanting to scroll is because a command such is showing too much output, use one of the examples shown below to show any output one page at a time.

To list files in MS-DOS one page at a time use the 'pipe' ( | ) command in conjunction with the more statement, as shown in the examples below.

dir | more
or
attrib *.* | more

Also, commands like the dir command, also allow the /p command that displays one page at a time, as shown in the example below.

dir /p