far command mode

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When you use far in command mode, you can execute as many of these commands as you'd like before exiting.

To use far in command mode, type

    far

You will get an far> prompt. You can then enter any of the available commands. When you want to exit far, type quit.

There are many far sub-commands available.

Wildcards can be used in command mode in the ordinary way, without being "escaped" as in line mode. There is one exception, however. Wildcards do not work when you are in a directory other than your home directory. You can get a listing of a subdirectory using wildcards if you are in your home directory. The command:

    ls X/*

will list all the files in subdirectory X. But moving to a subdirectory and then issuing a command using a wildcard will not work. For example, this sequence of commands:

    cd X
    ls *

will result in an error.

You cannot use piping or I/O redirection in command mode. Command mode cannot be directly used in a batch job. However, you can use a "here document" in a batch job as input to far:

   far EOF
   ls document
   get document
   EOF

For more information on here documents, refer to your favorite UNIX reference manual.