I think this might work. - start a plumber for man pages and start acme; plumber sets 'plumbsrv' env to be the service file name in '/srv' - mount that $plumbsrv somewhere like /mnt/plumb.man/ - change your /rc/bin/man and use the '-p' flag in the plumb command to send its output to /mnt/plumb.man/send
On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM Eduardo Cavazos <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey y'all 🙋♂️ > > Let’s say I start `plumber` when I drawterm in: > > ``` > drawterm.exe -h 127.0.0.1 -a 127.0.0.1 -u glenda -c "plumber; rio" & > ``` > > Then: > > - I start two instances of `acme` > - In one of them I type `ls(1)` and right-click on it to open the man page > - The man page appears in both instances of acme > > I'd prefer to have the man page only appear in the acme instance where > the lookup was initiated. > > One workaround: > > - Don’t run `plumber` when starting drawterm > - Run `plumber` in a window before starting acme > > That works, but now I have to start `plumber` before each acme. > I guess I could use a small command that runs `plumber; acme`. > > So… what do y’all usually do? > > If you run multiple instances of acme, > do you just deal with man pages appearing in all instances? > > Is there a way to start `plumber` once but only have man pages start > up in the acme where I initiate the lookup? > > Ed ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tb77bce4699e6922a-Mea912fbe7557c04438d198c2 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
