Re: HELP NEEDED WITH UNIX COMMAND MAN
From: Martin Blume (mblume_at_socha.net)
Date: 09/01/03
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Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:04:27 +0200
"Lakshmi Jagarlapudi" <jlnarayana@comcast.net> schrieb
> HI
>
> Hey i have a quick question. How do we redirect the output of
> the man command to file which does not have junk or control
> charaters. i think there is an option.(like man -x etc)
>
> ex
> man date > first.txt
>
>
> How do we get the readable output into the first.txt.
>
man man tells you that:
-T device, --troff-device [=device]
This option is used to change groff (or
possibly troff's) output to be suitable for a
device other than the default.
man groff tells you:
Available devices are:
ps For PostScript printers and previewers
dvi For TeX dvi format.
X75 For a 75dpi X11 previewer.
X100 For a 100dpi X11 previewer.
ascii For typewriter-like devices.
...
Hence:
man -Tascii man >man.txt
See, it's actually simple.
RFTM => Read the fine man pages installed on your system.
HTH. YMMV
Martin
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