Does anyone know how to make the man pages display with the backwards and
forward movement similar to vi? I know I can hit v and go into vi mode but
this gives me all the garbage charators from the troff or whatever. I think
there is a way to use page() for man pages but I don't know how to set it
up. Can anyone help here.

Thanks.

"Gary Jahrig" <gary@X.usnetcastX.com> writes:

>Does anyone know how to make the man pages display with the backwards and
>forward movement similar to vi? I know I can hit v and go into vi mode but
>this gives me all the garbage charators from the troff or whatever. I think
>there is a way to use page() for man pages but I don't know how to set it
>up. Can anyone help here.

I set

PAGER=less

in my environment. The "man" command honors this.

In article <HEqtb.2983$Ue4.2082@fed1read01>,
"Gary Jahrig" <gary@X.usnetcastX.com> writes:
> Does anyone know how to make the man pages display with the backwards and
> forward movement similar to vi? I know I can hit v and go into vi mode but
> this gives me all the garbage charators from the troff or whatever. I think
> there is a way to use page() for man pages but I don't know how to set it
> up. Can anyone help here.
charators?? Try:
PAGER=/usr/bin/less
LESS=-QmesiX
export PAGER LESS
It doesnt make man behave exactly like vi characters though.