Re: colors work for ls, but not in man

akonstam_at_trinity.edu
Date: 05/28/05

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    On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 09:38:17AM -0600, linux user wrote:
    > > I have no colors in man, but do have in ls. For example "ls
    > > --color=tty" works fine in an xterm and produces colors, but I have
    > > none in man pages. Since it works for ls I guess it's not xterm
    > > specific.
    >
    > I don't believe man pages display color attributes. If you want nice
    > formatted color pages, "Ctrl+F2", then type "man:whatever". You'll get a
    > nice html formatted man page with links to associated man pages.
    My man pages display with some items in color. I can't understand your
    solution which does not work for me.
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