This is "what" the line looks like: LLiinnuuxx--PPAAMM library
there is a Ctrl-H between each duplicate pair of letters.. I think I can strip it with a perl script at work. $mystring=~/\cH.//g I think will do it, I'll read the whole file into an array and iterate through and see what happens.. >> > I'm trying to download the text manuals for the linux pam modules to my >> palm pilot, but there is the appearance of old style double strike for >> emphasis text all over the docs. >> > >> > e.g. a L(backspace)Li(backspace)in(backspace)n >> > >> > What utility to remove this backspacing and doubling of characters so >> they would be over-written? >> > >> > Alan >> > >> > I dl'd the text file from the kernel.org website documentation of pam >> col -b >> I guess. Epson Inkjet Printer FAQ: http://welcome.to/epson-inkjet - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs