Try this:

man ls | col -b | lp


On Dec 17, 8:27 pm, Iron_Man <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm hoping that there is an easy answer to this question.  I am trying
> to figure out how to print out a man page for 'bc'.  My first attempt
> at doing this was to use the command:
>      $ man bc > info.txt
>
> My problem with this command is that when I opened info.txt there were
> a number of formatting oddities.  Is there a way to extract the man
> page to a text file, while keeping the formatting true to how you
> would see the man page in the console?
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group.
To post a message, send email to [email protected]
To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
For more options, visit our group at 
http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

Reply via email to