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# Turn Off The Output Pager For One Command
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With `git` a pager, such as `less`, can be configured to display paginated
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command output. There are many ways to set up the default pager such as setting
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the `core.pager` value in your git-config or by setting the `$PAGER` env var.
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Assuming it is set to something like `less`, you can view, scroll through, and
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search the output of a command like `git log` or `git diff`. When you're
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finished the pager will close, all the output will vanish, and you'll be back
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at your terminal prompt.
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This is generally a desirable workflow. If, however, you want to be able to
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scroll back in your terminal history to reference a SHA or a commit message,
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you'll be disappointed.
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For one off commands where you know you'll want the output actually printed to
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the terminal, you can turn off the pager with the `--no-pager` flag (or `-P` as
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a shorthand).
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```bash
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$ git --no-pager show
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```
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This will print the details of the HEAD commit to the terminal. I can scroll
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back and reference them as needed.
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[source](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2183900/how-do-i-prevent-git-diff-from-using-a-pager#:~:text=17%20Answers&text=%2D%2Dno%2Dpager%20to%20Git,fits%20in%20a%20single%20screen.&text=As%20a%20previous%20answer%20mentioned,is%20less%20than%20one%20screen.)
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