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From: "Ross Boulet" <ross AT rossb DOT com>
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Subject: RE: 'man' shows escape sequences after updating to docbook_xsl 1.64.1-1
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:06:51 -0600
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> 
> * Thorsten Kampe (2003-12-29 19:48 +0100)
> > * Lynn Wilson (2003-12-23 19:40 +0100)
> >> It seems that a few months ago the man pages were showing 
> the ESC[1m etc. escape 
> >> sequences in a bash shell. The problem was quickly fixed.
> 
> >> I downloaded docbook_xsl 1.64.1-1 yesterday and the 
> problem is back.  I also 
> >> downloaded a few X-modules.  One of these modules caused 
> the 'man' problem to 
> >> re-appear.
> 
> > Same with me. Anyone with a solution (because every man page is 
> > unreadable). I haven't installed any "X modules".
> 
> Got a personal mail referring to a recent thread called "man produces
> ESC". My manpager was 'most' (which is no problem on Gentoo Linux).
> 
> export LESS=R
> export MANPAGER=less
> 
> ...in your .bashrc/.zshrc fixes the problem.
> 
> Thorsten
> 
> 

Sorry about the personal e-mail.  I meant to send to the ML.

The info in this post fixed this problem for me:

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2003-12/msg00565.html

Ross



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