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diff --git a/chapter06/man.xml b/chapter06/man.xml index ad40e1186..4caa3ad8f 100644 --- a/chapter06/man.xml +++ b/chapter06/man.xml @@ -68,15 +68,17 @@ class="directory">/etc</filename> directory.</para></listitem> <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> -<note><para>To disable Select Graphic Rendition (SGR) escape -sequences, edit the <filename>man.conf</filename> file and -add the <parameter>-c</parameter> switch to -the <envar>NROFF</envar> variable.</para></note> - -<para>If the character set uses 8-bit characters, search for the line -beginning with <quote>NROFF</quote> in -<filename>/etc/man.conf</filename>, and verify that it looks as -follows:</para> +<note><para>If you will be working on a terminal that does not support text +attributes such as color and bold, you can disable Select Graphic Rendition +(SGR) escape sequences by editing the <filename>man.conf</filename> file and +adding the <parameter>-c</parameter> option to the <envar>NROFF</envar> +variable. If you use multiple terminal types for one computer it may be better +to selectively add the <envar>GROFF_NO_SGR</envar> environment variable for the +terminals that do not support SGR.</para></note> + +<para>If the character set of the locale uses 8-bit characters, search for the +line beginning with <quote>NROFF</quote> in <filename>/etc/man.conf</filename>, +and verify that it looks as follows:</para> <screen>NROFF /usr/bin/nroff -Tlatin1 -mandoc</screen> |