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TSE: File: Filter: Linux: Change: Man: How to change 'man' files to readable text files using TSE?

Sep 19th, 2003 08:36
Knud van Eeden,

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

TSE: File: Filter: Linux: Change: Man: How to change 'man' files to 
readable text 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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proc Main()
    integer n
    string input[255], output[255]
    IF NOT IsBlockInCurrFile()
     Warn( "Convert man file to text: please mark a block first" )
     RETURN()
    ENDIF
    GotoBlockBegin()
    REPEAT
    input = GetText(1, CurrLineLen())
    output = ""
    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)
    BegLine()
    DelToEol()
    InsertText( output, _INSERT_ )
    UNTIL NOT Down() OR ( NOT IsCursorInBlock() )
    //
    // remove 'ΓÇÖ'
    LReplace( "ΓÇÖ", "", "ngl" )
    //
    // remove 'ΓÇÿ'
    LReplace( "ΓÇÿ", "", "ngl" )
end

<f12> Main()

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 5. -Highlight in the file what you want to convert
     (e.g. highlight the whole file)

 6. -Press <F12> to run this macro, and to remove
     the formatting characters from the text

 7. -Possibly save the result with another filename

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Internet: see also:

How to view 'man' files using TSE?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24459/fid/1220

How to automate getting 'man' output?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24517/fid/1220

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