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Date:      Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:27:04 -0400
From:      "Moti" <moti@flncs.com>
To:        "Oi Yan" <oiyanca@yahoo.ca>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: man command output
Message-ID:  <002101c1ed3f$38af4e20$fd6e34c6@mlevy>
References:  <20020426155217.12739.qmail@web21504.mail.yahoo.com>

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try man command |col -b > xxx.txt
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Oi Yan 
  To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG 
  Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 11:52 AM
  Subject: man command output


  I have problem about man command to direct to output file

  eg: man syslogd 8 > a.txt

  1/ there are specail characters in a.txt when I open it in notepad!

  HOw do i remove it?

  2/# man syslogd 8 > a.txt  . I got below and did not have output file.
  What manual page do you want from section 8?

  TIA











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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A href="mailto:oiyanca@yahoo.ca" title=oiyanca@yahoo.ca>Oi Yan</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A 
  href="mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 26, 2002 11:52 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> man command output</DIV>
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  <P>I have problem about man command to direct to output file</P>
  <P>eg: man syslogd 8 &gt; a.txt</P>
  <P>1/ there&nbsp;are specail characters in a.txt when I open it in 
notepad!</P>
  <P>HOw do i remove it?</P>
  <P>2/# man syslogd 8 &gt; a.txt&nbsp; . I got below and did not have output 
  file.<BR>What manual page do you want from section 8?</P>
  <P>TIA</P>
  <P>&nbsp;</P>
  <P>&nbsp;</P>
  <P>&nbsp;</P>
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