From owner-freebsd-doc Wed Jul 23 07:51:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA21696 for doc-outgoing; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:51:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns.cs.msu.su (laskavy@redsun.cs.msu.su [158.250.10.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA21691 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:51:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from laskavy@localhost) by ns.cs.msu.su (8.8.6/8.6.12) id SAA11585; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 18:50:51 +0400 (DST) Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 18:50:51 +0400 (DST) Message-Id: <199707231450.SAA11585@ns.cs.msu.su> From: "Sergei S. Laskavy" To: brian_thurston@rocketship.com CC: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199707231302.GAA25484@hummer.intergate.bc.ca> (briand@intergate.bc.ca) Subject: Re: ASCII? Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Brian" == Brian writes: Brian> Hi: I have succeeded in downloading both the FreeBSD Brian> Handbook and FAQ is ascii format. My question is exactly Brian> what flavour of ascii are we talking about? You can read this wich "more" (standard pager) or "less" (GNU pager, from packages/ports) and print it with printer. Brian> The downloaded versions I have are loaded with obscure Brian> formatting information that refusese to be decoded by the Brian> many editors I have. If you want to delete this, I can post you one-line sed script :) Brian> example: Brian> Welcome to FreeBSD! This handbook covers the installation Brian> and day to day use of FFrreeeeBBSSDD Brian> RReelleeaassee 22..22..22. This Brian> manual is a wwoorrkk iinn Brian> pprrooggrreessss and is the work of many Brian> individuals.