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From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
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Subject: Re: man - please wait!
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Date: 14 Nov 90 19:48:22 GMT
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In article <3918@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> I ramble:
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>	2) pg don't work right with "man -Tlp stuff | lpr"... you
>	   get the stupid escape sequences written out on the hardcopy.
>	   I guess pg don't look at -T


The reason why (idiot) is that the TERM variable isn't EXPORTED in the man
shell script! (Geez, some people just don't think :):):) 'Course, that's the
way Apple distributed it ;)

Once I added "export TERM" right above the "now print out pages" line in
/usr/bin/man, pg works fine!

Send me e-mail if you want more info...
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           Jim Jagielski                    NASA/GSFC, Code 711.1
     jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov               Greenbelt, MD 20771

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