on Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 09:31:25AM +0800, Robert Storey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On 28 Jul 2003 02:44:23 +0300 > Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How do I get man pages to show in color? > > used to have it on mandrake at one of the workplaces but never figured > > out how to enable it under debian. > > > > thanx > > As others have said, "most" is what you want. To install and configure: > > > apt-get install most > > THEN (AS ROOT) DO THIS: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# update-alternatives --config pager
Alternatively (if you prefer using less elsewhere):
function man () {
export PAGER=most /usr/bin/man $@
}
...in your .bashrc.
Peace.
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