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TSE: File: Filter: Linux: View: Man: How to view 'man' files using TSE?

Sep 19th, 2003 08:40
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 18 September 2003 - 04:18 pm ------------------

TSE: File: Operating system: Linux/UNIX: View: Man: How to view 'man' 
files using TSE?

Steps: Overview:

 1. -Create a man file in Linux

     e.g. type some command using man in a Linux console,
          then redirect its output to some text file:

       man fstab >/home/myfilename.man

 2. -Then transfer this file from Linux to Windows
     (use e.g. ftp)

 3. -Load your man file

      e.g.

       EditFile( 'myfilename.man' )

 4. -Run this macro

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// library: file: filter: screen: filters the screeninformation 
(removes the '^H' character), but does not change the file content 
itself (adapted from macro written by author=Sammy Mitchell, 
http://www.semware.com) [kn, ni, th, 18-09-2003 16:17:22]
proc DisplayHook()
    integer n
    string input[255], output[255], attrs[255]
    input = GetText(CurrXOffset() + 1, CurrLineLen())
    output = ""
    attrs = ""
    n = 1 - 1
    REPEAT
     n = n + 1
        case input[n]
            when chr(0x08)
                IF input[n-1] == "_"
                 output = SubStr( output, 1, Length( output ) - 1 ) // 
remove the last '_' character from the output string
                ELSE
                 n = n + 1 // skip the current and next character
                ENDIF
            otherwise
                output = output + input[n]
        endcase
    UNTIL n >= Length(input)
    PutStrAttr(output, attrs, Query(TextAttr))
    ClrEol()
end

<f11>   UnHookDisplay()
<f12>   HookDisplay(DisplayHook,,,)

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 5. -Press <F11> and <F12>, and it will toggle between man output and
     readable text on the TSE screen.

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Internet: see also:

How to change 'man' files to readable text files using TSE?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24463/fid/1220

VMWare: Linux: File: Transfer: Ftp: How transfer text information 
generated by programs to Windows?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24415/fid/1144

Linux: Ftp: How to transfer files from Microsoft Windows to Linux, 
using ftp? [VMWare]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23670/fid/445

Linux: Help: Command line: How to get help about a command? [man / 
apropos / info / whatis]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24496/fid/107

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