Increase shell buffer size in linux

Question

Its difficult to explain what I am exactly looking for, so let me try with an example.. Suppose i am finding a file . But once my searching ends.. I am not able to scroll up and see all the 1000 lines. The size of the screen buffer is obviously limited. Is there anyway I can increase this size ?

Answer 1

As you don't specify the terminal emulator you are using, in general terms you should look for the scrollback value, generally under the Preferences menu of your terminal emulator. Could be under a Scrolling or Profiles sub-menu, as well.

For example, using x-terminal-emulator:

Similar menus and options should be available for other terminal emulators, like PuTTY, GnomeTerminal, etc...

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Here's a similar thread in the AskUbuntu SE site:

• How to see more lines in the terminal