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From: lark@greylock.tivoli.com (Lar Kaufman)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Man for all Seasons
Keywords: man quote char
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Date: 10 Jun 91 17:30:26 GMT
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I'd like suggestions on how to reliably enter the standard vertical 
double-quote character (ASCII 042) in man pages.  The usage is for 
documenting C code and shell scripts.  I'm looking for a portable 
solution that will work for normal terminals as well as for printing 
processed man pages via troff, and work with all major OS implementations
of man (SunOS, Ultrix, OSF/1, SVR4, etc.)

Thanks,

-lar

Lar Kaufman            I would feel more optimistic about a bright future
(voice) 512-794-9070   for man if he spent less time proving that he can
(fax)   512-794-0623   outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness 
lark@tivoli.com        and respecting her seniority.  - E.B. White