Ubuntu 18.04, searching in man page, how to tell which match my cursor is currently on?












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I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:



man apt
/upgrade


Then this is what I'm seeing:



enter image description here



Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?



BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.










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    I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:



    man apt
    /upgrade


    Then this is what I'm seeing:



    enter image description here



    Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?



    BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.










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      I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:



      man apt
      /upgrade


      Then this is what I'm seeing:



      enter image description here



      Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?



      BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.










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      I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04. In a Bash terminal, I type:



      man apt
      /upgrade


      Then this is what I'm seeing:



      enter image description here



      Here I can type n or N to move around these matches. However, I don't know which match my cursor is currently on. How can I tell that?



      BTW, I'm using MobaXterm on Win 10.







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          The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).






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            The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).






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              The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).






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                The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).






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                The current match is the line at the top of the screen. This holds also when you scroll through the page (for instance with k, j, u, d, etc., or the mouse wheel). That is, when you press n, you jump to the next line containing the pattern below the line you are currently on (the one on the top, its line number is shown at the bottom).







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