redirecting a man page

[Sandeep Shetty]

Hi all,
       How can i redirect the contents of a man page to a file.
If i type the command 

man ls > filename  

the contents of the filename will content a lot junk characters appear.
can anybody help..? 
                                                With regards,
                                                Sandeep Shetty
                                                 
                                                



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