To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: How to view man pages
Message-ID: <19970116.150652.4975.1.chambersb@juno.com>
References: <32DD4C34 DOT B0E AT epg DOT sdd DOT hp DOT com>
From: chambersb AT juno DOT com (Benjamin D Chambers)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 18:07:57 EST


On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 13:29:24 -0800 Xavier Plasencia
<xavier AT epg DOT sdd DOT hp DOT com> writes:
>Simple question.
>how do i read the man pages.
>
>I type:	'man gdb'
>I get:	'man, invalid command'
>
>Thanks Xavier
>
Info can read man pages.
If you don't have a man viewer, just create the following batch file:

@type %1.man

That's all there is to it (make sure the batch file is called man.bat)
Now, as long as the man pages are in the info directory, info can read
them.