Re: Man

[Michael Grover <mmgrover@tctelco.net>]

I was wanting it in a text file to print.

The -t option will work great!

My hat's  off to all on this mail group!!
Your replies are quick and informative.

      mike

Richard Hector wrote:
> 
> Michael Grover wrote:
> >
> > I tried "man 5 interfaces > mike.txt" but there was so many control
> > chars that the text file was too hard to read.
> 
> Apologies for not answering your question (but others have anyway), but
> 
> Why do you want it in a test file?
> 
> If you're reading it on line, then less works quite well, and is the
> default if installed.
> 
> If you want to print it, then I think the -t option will usually output
> Postscript which you can print nicely. man man.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Richard
> 
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