How to jump to a file's nth character in Unix less

Asked Jan 03 '19 at 15:27

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I have a decode error parsing a JSON file, all I am given is the location of the faulty character in the file: char 5960. My file has multiple lines.

How can I jump to that nth character (or at least to the corresponding line) using less?

Note: I think vi is able to do it, and so is Emacs with command repetition, but I usually use less so I would prefer that solution as more straighforward.

edited Apr 30 '20 at 15:22

asked Jan 03 '19 at 15:27

Johann8

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https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/259777/how-to-move-to-the-nth-offset-in-a-file – kvantour Jan 03 '19 at 15:43
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Less cannot do such a thing. – kvantour Jan 03 '19 at 15:43
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Use `dd` to remove the first n characters and pipe to `less` – William Pursell Jan 03 '19 at 15:49
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Start viewing with `less`, then press `v` to go to `vi`, then type `5960go`. – Mark Setchell Apr 30 '20 at 15:32

How to jump to a file's nth character in Unix less

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