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Strange output from man page Fedora 12

Hey all.

When i try to "save" a man page as text i get really strange output

Code:

man ed > test.txt

Here is a snippet of the output:

Code:

NNAAMMEE

      ed, red - text editor



SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS

      ed [-GVhs] [-p _s_t_r_i_n_g] [_f_i_l_e]



      red [-GVhs] [-p _s_t_r_i_n_g] [_f_i_l_e]



DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN

      eedd is a line-oriented text editor.  It is used to create, display, mod-

      ify and otherwise manipulate text files.  rreedd is a  restricted  eedd:  it

      can  only  edit files in the current directory and cannot execute shell

      commands.

Whats wrong ?

Are you able to see the man page correctly without redirecting it.

Try this

Code:

man ed | col -b > /tmp/ed.man

Yes the man pages are working like a charm :D its only occurring when i redirect to a file.

/mads

Quote:

Originally Posted by PMP (Post 3918955)

Try this

Code:

man ed | col -b > /tmp/ed.man

Thansk that did the trick.

/mads

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