On Saturday 16 Nov 2002 9:05 pm, you wrote: > On Friday 15 Nov 2002 9:59 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Friday 15 Nov 2002 12:40 am, you wrote: > > > Typing hdparm will give you some params, doing a man hdparm will > > > definately fill you with info - sometimes too much info. > > > > Talking of which - I'm sure there is a way to get man files to print out, > > but I can't do it. Can you help me, please > > Thanks to Gerald Waugh back in Feburary: > > The "col" command filters out reverse line feeds so creates printable > output: > > $ man <man_file> | col -b > filename.txt > > Example to make a printable file of the tar manual: > $ man tar | col -b > tar.txt > > Then take a look at tar.txt in an editor before printing and you'll see > that its all formatted for you. > > HTH > Sharrea
That sounds brilliant. Thanks, Sharrea Anne
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