The simplest command to use is more . To continue displaying, press the Spacebar. If you want to terminate the display without seeing any more of the document, type q . Unless you need very long and complex files on Unix, you are recommended to use the simple Pico text editor for creating and editing files. If the file does not exist it is created, otherwise it is displayed in the editor.
Text typed in the input window is added to the document.
Lines are automatically wrapped at the end of each line. Make corrections to the line you are typing by pressing the Backspace key to delete the character to the left of the cursor. Pico asks whether you want to save the text before you exit. Type y . Pico then asks you for the file name to write to, giving the name you typed after the pico command as a suggestion.