> with EShell, you don’t need to bother with a pager, since if you received too much information, hit C-c C-p which jumps you to the top of the last command, and then C-v your way down. Or better yet, just search for what you want.

Cmd+Up - jumps you to the top of the last command

Cmd+F - just search for what you want

I don't need no stinkin' Emacs

Does the Mac terminal keep infinite lines? That's one place where Emacs shines. It just keeps EVERYTHING, other terminal emulators only keep like the last 10,000 or so which is really easy to hit if you cat too big a file.

Ctrl-R to search for previous command, which I use more often. Pretty ergonomic if you do the normal Emacs thing and rebind Caps Lock to Ctrl, ironically.