# ov
> Feature-rich terminal-based text viewer

## Summary
Feature-rich terminal text viewer and pager with syntax highlighting

## Capabilities
- View text files with syntax highlighting
- Fix header lines while scrolling
- Column mode for tabular data
- Search and filter content

## When to Use
- When viewing text files in the terminal
- When you need a better pager than less

## When NOT to Use
- When simple less/more suffices

## Related Tools
- [hexyl](/tools/hexyl) (complementary)
- [viu](/tools/viu) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/ov
