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in grotty(1). This makes it possible to view colorized manpages in
color.
When MANPAGER environment variable is set, use it instead of PAGER.
Why another environment variable, one might ask? With color output
enabled, both a terminal and a pager should support the ANSI color
escapes. On a supporting terminal, less(1) with option -R would be
such a pager, while "more -s" (the current default pager for man(1))
will show garbage. It means a different default pager is needed when
color output is enabled, but many people have PAGER set customary,
and it's unlikely to support ANSI color escapes, so introducing yet
another variable (MANPAGER) seemed like a good option to me:
- if MANPAGER is set, use that unconditionally;
- if you disable color support (it is by default), and don't set
MANPAGER, you get an old behavior: -P pager, $PAGER, "more -s",
in that order;
- if you enable color support (by setting MANCOLOR), and don't set
MANPAGER, we ignore PAGER which is unlikely to support ANSI color
escapes, and you get: -P pager, "less -Rs", in that order;
- you might have good reasons for different man(1) and general
purpose pagers;
- later versions of GNU man(1) support MANPAGER.
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When MANCOLOR environment variable is set, enable ANSI color escapes
in grotty(1). This makes it possible to view colorized manpages in
color.
When MANPAGER environment variable is set, use it instead of PAGER.
Why another environment variable, one might ask? With color output
enabled, both a terminal and a pager should support the ANSI color
escapes. On a supporting terminal, less(1) with option -R would be
such a pager, while "more -s" (the current default pager for man(1))
will show garbage. It means a different default pager is needed when
color output is enabled, but many people have PAGER set customary,
and it's unlikely to support ANSI color escapes, so introducing yet
another variable (MANPAGER) seemed like a good option to me:
- if MANPAGER is set, use that unconditionally;
- if you disable color support (it is by default), and don't set
MANPAGER, you get an old behavior: -P pager, $PAGER, "more -s",
in that order;
- if you enable color support (by setting MANCOLOR), and don't set
MANPAGER, we ignore PAGER which is unlikely to support ANSI color
escapes, and you get: -P pager, "less -Rs", in that order;
- you might have good reasons for different man(1) and general
purpose pagers;
- later versions of GNU man(1) support MANPAGER.
2011-06-03 14:34:38 +00:00
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Used to find platform specific manual pages.
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If unset, the output of
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2011-08-04 08:50:33 +00:00
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.Dq Li "sysctl hw.machine_arch"
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2010-10-01 03:59:18 +00:00
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and
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2011-08-04 08:50:33 +00:00
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.Dq Li "sysctl hw.machine"
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2010-10-01 03:59:18 +00:00
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is used respectively.
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See
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.Sx IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
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for details.
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Corresponds to the
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.Fl m
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option.
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.It Ev MANPATH
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The standard search path used by
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.Xr man 1
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may be changed by specifying a path in the
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.Ev MANPATH
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environment variable.
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Invalid paths, or paths without manual databases, are ignored.
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Overridden by
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.Fl M .
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If
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.Ev MANPATH
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begins with a colon, it is appended to the default list;
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if it ends with a colon, it is prepended to the default list;
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or if it contains two adjacent colons,
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the standard search path is inserted between the colons.
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If none of these conditions are met, it overrides the
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standard search path.
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2010-10-01 03:59:18 +00:00
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.It Ev MANROFFSEQ
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Used to determine the preprocessors for the manual source before running
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.Xr nroff 1
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or
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.Xr troff 1 .
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If unset, defaults to
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.Xr tbl 1 .
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Corresponds to the
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.Fl p
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option.
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.It Ev MANSECT
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Restricts manual sections searched to the specified colon delimited list.
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Corresponds to the
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.Fl S
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option.
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.It Ev MANWIDTH
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If set to a numeric value, used as the width manpages should be displayed.
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Otherwise, if set to a special value
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.Dq Li tty ,
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and output is to a terminal,
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the pages may be displayed over the whole width of the screen.
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When MANCOLOR environment variable is set, enable ANSI color escapes
in grotty(1). This makes it possible to view colorized manpages in
color.
When MANPAGER environment variable is set, use it instead of PAGER.
Why another environment variable, one might ask? With color output
enabled, both a terminal and a pager should support the ANSI color
escapes. On a supporting terminal, less(1) with option -R would be
such a pager, while "more -s" (the current default pager for man(1))
will show garbage. It means a different default pager is needed when
color output is enabled, but many people have PAGER set customary,
and it's unlikely to support ANSI color escapes, so introducing yet
another variable (MANPAGER) seemed like a good option to me:
- if MANPAGER is set, use that unconditionally;
- if you disable color support (it is by default), and don't set
MANPAGER, you get an old behavior: -P pager, $PAGER, "more -s",
in that order;
- if you enable color support (by setting MANCOLOR), and don't set
MANPAGER, we ignore PAGER which is unlikely to support ANSI color
escapes, and you get: -P pager, "less -Rs", in that order;
- you might have good reasons for different man(1) and general
purpose pagers;
- later versions of GNU man(1) support MANPAGER.
2011-06-03 14:34:38 +00:00
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.It Ev MANCOLOR
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If set, enables color support.
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.It Ev MANPAGER
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2010-10-01 03:59:18 +00:00
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Program used to display files.
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When MANCOLOR environment variable is set, enable ANSI color escapes
in grotty(1). This makes it possible to view colorized manpages in
color.
When MANPAGER environment variable is set, use it instead of PAGER.
Why another environment variable, one might ask? With color output
enabled, both a terminal and a pager should support the ANSI color
escapes. On a supporting terminal, less(1) with option -R would be
such a pager, while "more -s" (the current default pager for man(1))
will show garbage. It means a different default pager is needed when
color output is enabled, but many people have PAGER set customary,
and it's unlikely to support ANSI color escapes, so introducing yet
another variable (MANPAGER) seemed like a good option to me:
- if MANPAGER is set, use that unconditionally;
- if you disable color support (it is by default), and don't set
MANPAGER, you get an old behavior: -P pager, $PAGER, "more -s",
in that order;
- if you enable color support (by setting MANCOLOR), and don't set
MANPAGER, we ignore PAGER which is unlikely to support ANSI color
escapes, and you get: -P pager, "less -Rs", in that order;
- you might have good reasons for different man(1) and general
purpose pagers;
- later versions of GNU man(1) support MANPAGER.
2011-06-03 14:34:38 +00:00
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.Pp
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If unset, and color support is enabled,
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2011-08-04 08:50:33 +00:00
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.Dq Li "less -sR"
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When MANCOLOR environment variable is set, enable ANSI color escapes
in grotty(1). This makes it possible to view colorized manpages in
color.
When MANPAGER environment variable is set, use it instead of PAGER.
Why another environment variable, one might ask? With color output
enabled, both a terminal and a pager should support the ANSI color
escapes. On a supporting terminal, less(1) with option -R would be
such a pager, while "more -s" (the current default pager for man(1))
will show garbage. It means a different default pager is needed when
color output is enabled, but many people have PAGER set customary,
and it's unlikely to support ANSI color escapes, so introducing yet
another variable (MANPAGER) seemed like a good option to me:
- if MANPAGER is set, use that unconditionally;
- if you disable color support (it is by default), and don't set
MANPAGER, you get an old behavior: -P pager, $PAGER, "more -s",
in that order;
- if you enable color support (by setting MANCOLOR), and don't set
MANPAGER, we ignore PAGER which is unlikely to support ANSI color
escapes, and you get: -P pager, "less -Rs", in that order;
- you might have good reasons for different man(1) and general
purpose pagers;
- later versions of GNU man(1) support MANPAGER.
2011-06-03 14:34:38 +00:00
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is used.
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.Pp
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If unset, and color support is disabled, then
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.Ev PAGER
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is used.
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If that has no value either,
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2011-08-04 08:50:33 +00:00
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.Dq Li "more -s"
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2010-10-01 03:59:18 +00:00
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is used.
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
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.It Pa /etc/man.conf
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System configuration file.
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.It Pa /usr/local/etc/man.d/*.conf
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Local configuration files.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr apropos 1 ,
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2011-08-04 08:50:33 +00:00
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.Xr intro 1 ,
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2014-12-26 21:56:23 +00:00
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.Xr locale 1 ,
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.Xr manpath 1 ,
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.Xr nroff 1 ,
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.Xr troff 1 ,
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.Xr whatis 1 ,
|
2014-09-25 21:34:57 +00:00
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.Xr intro 2 ,
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.Xr intro 3 ,
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.Xr intro 4 ,
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.Xr intro 5 ,
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2014-12-26 21:56:23 +00:00
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.Xr man.conf 5 ,
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2014-09-25 21:34:57 +00:00
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.Xr intro 6 ,
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.Xr intro 7 ,
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.Xr intro 8 ,
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2014-12-26 21:56:23 +00:00
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.Xr intro 9
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