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diff --git a/chapter06/man-exp.xml b/chapter06/man-exp.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 8d4f97011..000000000 --- a/chapter06/man-exp.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -<sect2> -<title>Command explanations</title> - -<para><userinput>PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin:/bin ./configure -default</userinput>: -The paths to some programs get written into man's files. Unfortunately, the -configure script picks the last location in PATH rather than the first -where a program is found. By appending /usr/bin:/bin to PATH for the -./configure command, we make sure that man doesn't use the /static versions -of our programs.</para> - -<para><userinput>patch...:</userinput> -These three patches comment out one of the lines in the -<filename>man.conf</filename> file (MANPATH /usr/man) because it will create -redundant results when using programs like <userinput>whatis</userinput>. -It also adds the <emphasis>-R</emphasis> option to the -<emphasis>PAGER</emphasis> variable so man pages are displayed properly. -Lastly, the patch fixes the problem where man pages are not formatted with -more than 80 columns when used with the recent groff versions.</para> - -</sect2> - |