Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:44:25 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: man(1) output error Message-ID: <20101031054425.d73accae.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010302151370.7151@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010282232340.58967@wonkity.com> <AANLkTimvdoceCoBhpiLGUkftLN0L=qfVV0nm_aD49kR7@mail.gmail.com> <20101029185853.0631917f.freebsd@edvax.de> <20101029184958.GE2439@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010301810530.6585@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010302050110.7006@wonkity.com> <20101031031353.GA2241@holstein.holy.cow> <AANLkTinDDHp7iQ3%2BoYL=OzGOU7RJkTihSf6YXz-YrW1V@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010302151370.7151@wonkity.com>
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:21:02 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > Sounds right. The initial search command for less (+/whatever) is not > always needed; after the error appears with it, just 'man perlfunc | > less' will give the errors. > > The errors appear here when 'man perlfunc | less +/y' is run on csh, > bash, or zsh and "q" is pressed before the EOF has been reached: > > % man perlfunc | less +/y > Error executing formatting or display command. > system command exited with status 36096 > No manual entry for perlfunc > > The status is always 36096, or 0x8d00. Haven't yet found a short man > page which does this. Interestingly, longer man pages may do it twice: > > % man ifconfig | less +/following > Error executing formatting or display command. > system command exited with status 36096 > Error executing formatting or display command. > system command exited with status 36096 > No manual entry for ifconfig > > Go to the EOF with "G" first, then press "q", and there are no errors. True - and just confirmed on 5.4-p14, so it must have been waiting inside the machine for many years now... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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