scrolling shortcuts in Cygwin terminal less output

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What keyboard shortcuts can I use to scroll up and down in an output that has been piped to less in the Cygwin terminal application?

I like being able to scroll in less using 'Shift'+'PgUp/PgDn', but when working with a large piped output today, I could not use the same commands. I couldn't find a specific answer to this in Google or stackoverflow.

Are you asking about scrolling in `less`, or scrolling from the command line? — Politank-Z, May 22 '15 at 17:27
Scrolling in the output from piping to 'less'. In the command line, I am able to scroll via 'Shift'+'PgUp' or 'PgDn', but cannot do that in 'less'. — Rick McDonnell, May 22 '15 at 19:39

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 22 '15 at 19:48

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less in Cygwin, at least when used with minTTY, responds to PgUp / PgDown (no shift) correctly. It also handles the mouse scroll wheel.

answered May 22 '15 at 19:48

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