From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 7 11:40:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD34B16A4CE for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:40:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CD9443D66 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:40:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i07JeFFR043121 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:40:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i07JeFBV043120; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:40:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:40:15 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200401071940.i07JeFBV043120@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Mikhail Teterin Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 294D816A4CE for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:36:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from corbulon.video-collage.com (corbulon.video-collage.com [64.35.99.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64B3143D49 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:36:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mteterin@250-217.customer.cloud9.net) Received: from 250-217.customer.cloud9.net (195-11.customer.cloud9.net [168.100.195.11])i07JaU5N043694 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 14:36:31 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mteterin@250-217.customer.cloud9.net) Received: from 250-217.customer.cloud9.net (mteterin@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i07JaJQJ089686 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 14:36:19 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mteterin@250-217.customer.cloud9.net) Received: (from mteterin@localhost)i07JaJrY089685; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 14:36:19 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mteterin) Message-Id: <200401071936.i07JaJrY089685@250-217.customer.cloud9.net> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 14:36:19 -0500 (EST) From: Mikhail Teterin To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/61033: a new tip -- how to print manual pages X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mikhail Teterin List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:40:45 -0000 >Number: 61033 >Category: docs >Synopsis: a new tip -- how to print manual pages >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 07 11:40:15 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mikhail Teterin >Release: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT i386 >Organization: Virtual Estates, Inc. >Environment: System: FreeBSD mi.us.murex.com 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #2: Tue Dec 9 16:40:04 EST 2003 root@mi.us.murex.com:/misha/obj/misha/src/sys/Misha-g i386 >Description: man(1) is could stress this out better: ``man -t '' will produce a neat PostScript rendering of 's manual page... The tip could be useful for someone starting with FreeBSD (or Unix) and wanting to print out manual pages for reference. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: freebsd-tips =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips,v retrieving revision 1.31 diff -U2 -r1.31 freebsd-tips --- freebsd-tips 2 Aug 2003 20:36:28 -0000 1.31 +++ freebsd-tips 7 Jan 2004 19:32:18 -0000 @@ -495,2 +495,9 @@ sed -i '' s/e/o/g foo +% +To obtain a neat PostScript rendering of a manual page, use ``-t'' switch +of the man(1) utility: ``man -t ''. For example: + + man -t grep > grep.ps # Save the PostScript version to a file +or + man -t printf | lp # Send the PostScript directly to printer >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: