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From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:43, Libby Charles-CCL044 wrote:
> You could just pipe the output of man directly to lpr:
>
> =09man manpage |lpr
>
> This produces a great output which I use in my classes all the time.
>

If you really think this is 'great output' then if you have a postscript=20
printer (or a print system accepting postscript) try:
$ man -t manpage | lpr -P PS-Printer

and compare the difference.

 Malcolm Kay