Break output of command at full page or per line

Question

I am trying to check if a package is already present in the my Ubuntu distro by using the command

apt-cache search <name>

the resultant output of command for Java package was very long and ran into several pages.

My Question

How to break the output in Ubuntu at a page full and every line?

chili555 · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 15:15:03Z

up vote 2 down vote accepted

Please try:

    apt-cache search java | less

Use the arrow keys to scroll forward and backwards. Get out of less with q.

answered Nov 28 '12 at 15:15

chili555
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Arrow is causing one line at a time, can we scroll down one page at a time. – coding crow Nov 28 '12 at 16:20

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Sure, please try: PgDn. – chili555 Nov 28 '12 at 16:46

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