[olug] Unix Tip: VI MAN PAGES

[Mike Peterson]

I usually do man ls | col -bx > ls.txt

The x converts the tabs to spaces.

I use this tip in my beginning UNIX class I teach.
I teach it with Linux.

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> VI MAN PAGES
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> Try saving a man page to
> a file for viewing with vi.
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> You will see a whole bunch
> of control characters.
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> How can you save a man page
> in a form readable by vi?
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> $ man ls | col -b > readable_file.txt
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