The table below shows some shortcut keys for Unix-like editor such as vi and less:
| Command | Description |
| ?<pattern to search> | |
| /<string to find> | |
| n | Show next occurrence of searched string/pattern |
| shift+n | Show previous occurrence of searched string/pattern |
| g | Beginning of the document |
| Shift+g | End of the document |
| j | Navigate forward by one line |
| k | Navigate backward by one line |
| Shift+f | Enter into “tail –f” mode, waiting for data |
| Ctrl+c | Exit waiting for data mode |
| &<pattern to search> | show only lines matching the pattern |