Ever wonder how to scroll upwards in mysl resultset ?
What if your terminal doesn’t allow scrollback or the scrollback buffer is somehow set to sreen lines ?
How to use MORE or LESS unix commands in mysql which would allow to scroll using ‘return’ or ‘spacebar’
Follow the steps given below:
[Invoke mysql using the --page command]
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mysql --page uuser -p
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mysql> pager less
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mysql> select * from table_name
[set the pager to use less]
[run your query]
This also works under the unix ‘screen’ terminal emulation
