RE: how to get text only man pages?

[Ed Lazor]

Title: RE: how to get text only man pages?

Thanks bunches =)

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Subject: RE: how to get text only man pages?

After man, pipe the output to col -b (Reverse line feed filter), then pipe the output to a text file.

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From:   Ed Lazor[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Monday, March 13, 2000 10:28 AM
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Subject:        how to get text only man pages?

What would be a quick way to get text only man pages?

The man command formats output by including extra characters to specify
bold, font color, etc.  If I pipe the output to a text file, I end up with
undisplayable and unprintable characters throughout the document.  Is there
a way to tell man not to do this or at least filter the unprintable or
undisplayable characters?

Thanks =)

-Ed

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