On Monday 08 March 2021 00:18:01 R C wrote: > well you could pipe it through lpr. > > > but also, probably easier, you can pipe it to a file.. and then > print that file. > > > for example for ls: > > > $ man ls > ls-man.txt > > > check ls-man.txt, it should be an ascii/txt file. and you can print > that.
I'll give it a shot, thanks R C. > > Ron > > On 3/7/21 10:08 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I guess I'm one of the guys that grew up reading the printed word, > > and to this day I grasp a howto 10 times better by reading it on > > paper. > > > > So, how is the best way to get a paper copy of a man page, since man > > doesn't seem to have the ability to redirect its screen output to a > > printer? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
