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When reading a file with `less` or `more`, how can I get the content in colors?

Fresh6 days ago
Mar 15, 2026345300 views
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Problem

When I read a file in Linux with the command or , how can I get the content in colors?

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Fix for: When reading a file with `less` or `more`, how can I get the content in colors?

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Try the following: from : or Causes "raw" control characters to be displayed. (...) or Like , but only ANSI "color" escape sequences are output in "raw" form. (...)

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