# Parsing output with long lines using less

Output from commands that generate very long lines (e.g. tables produced by `docker` or `kubectl`) can be hard to parse when lines are wrapped. We can pipe their output to `less` using the `-S` or `--chop-long-lines` flag to have the lines be truncated instead of wrapped. The arrow keys can be used to view parts of lines that don't fit on the screen.

```bash
kubectl get pods -o wide | less -S
```

Source: `man less`


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