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#1 2004-07-05 01:50:43

slackhack
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Registered: 2004-06-30
Posts: 738

man pages not rendering properly

this is what i'm getting in man pages:

manpage.png

it appears that some characters are missing, or being replaced by escape codes for some other reason. can anyone help?

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#2 2004-07-05 02:21:16

contrasutra
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From: New Jersey
Registered: 2003-07-26
Posts: 507

Re: man pages not rendering properly

Add this to your /etc/profile, ~/.bashrc, or similar:

export LESS="-R"


"Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern technology.  Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat."

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#3 2004-07-05 02:28:38

slackhack
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Registered: 2004-06-30
Posts: 738

Re: man pages not rendering properly

thanks, worked perfectly!

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