[This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.] In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lou Losee wrote: > * Gruessle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-17 12:21]: >> >> Is there a way I can open man files in a text editor. >> I like to print one but have not configured my printer jet. >> So I will email it to my other pc. >> > Try man xxx | col -b > text-filename > > it will give you a text version of the man page.
That will work for small manpages. But you will not like what it does for big ones. Here is a better way. 1. Find the manpage source. $ whereis bash bash: /bin/bash /etc/bash.bashrc /usr/share/man/man1/bash.1.gz 2. Typeset it in Postscript. # apt-get install groff gs gv $ zcat /usr/share/man/man1/bash.1.gz | groff -Tps -mandoc - > bash.1.ps 3. Preview the Postscript. Nice, eh? $ gv bash.1.ps 4. Make a PDF so you can print on MS-Windows, or just send it to the printer. (I have a Laserjet 4. Maybe gs has a driver for your printer. Try "echo devicenames == | gs") $ gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sOutputFile=bash-1.pdf bash.1.ps $ gs -sDEVICE=ljet4 -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sOutputFile=/dev/lp0 bash.1.ps $ rm bash.1.ps Notice the MS-DOS friendly PDF file name. Cameron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
