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From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: gentoo-user <Gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: vimmanpager for MANPAGER not working?
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:39:04
Message-Id: CAA2qdGUgMpJSkzu_=LC+0zjZ2LUwqMZoN8XY_56cRXzvz6rBgg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] vimmanpager for MANPAGER not working? by Pandu Poluan
1 On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 17:26, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote:
2 > Anyone successful in using vimmanpager as MANPAGER?
3 >
4 > I keep getting ANSI control char gobbledegook in "man man" if I use
5 > the provided vimmanpager script (USE="vimpager" emerge
6 > app-editors/vim)
7 >
8 > However, I tried Rafael Kitover's vimpager replacement from here:
9 > https://github.com/rkitover/vimpager
10 >
11 > ... copy the new "vimpager" to /usr/local/bin
12 >
13 > ... and set PAGER=/usr/local/bin/vimpager
14 >
15 > ... and it works! "man man" now properly colored, and I even tried
16 > "diff -u file1 file2 | vimpager", also works nicely.
17 >
18 > Any comments on why the provided vimpager/vimmanpager of
19 > app-editors/vim can no longer properly colorize "man man"?
20 >
21 > Rgds,
22 > --
23 > FdS Pandu E Poluan
24 > ~ IT Optimizer ~
25 >
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29 >
30
31 Oookay. So. Finally managed to make vimmanpager work by doing:
32
33 echo "MANPAGER=/usr/bin/vimmanpager" > /etc/env.d/99manpager
34
35 To make sure, I deleted rkitover's vimpager from /usr/local/bin, and do man man
36
37 Now, before I lose my mind, can someone tell me what's the difference
38 between /etc/env.d and /etc/profile.d ??
39
40 Rgds,
41 --
42 FdS Pandu E Poluan
43 ~ IT Optimizer ~
44
45  • LOPSA Member #15248
46  • Blog : http://pepoluan.tumblr.com
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