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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: color manpages
From:       "David Corlette" <corlette () huarp ! harvard ! edu>
Date:       2002-04-30 19:55:43
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> > I noticed that the man pages actually are  in  ANSI  color  (somewhat)
> > when I logged in from a Linux machine to my OpenBSD box. I  am  unable
> > to see these colors no matter what terminal I try for xterms  or  ttys
> > (xterm-color does not work, nor does xterm-xfree86).
> 
> echo "XTerm*colorBD:          lightyellow" >> ~/.Xdefaults
> echo "XTerm*colorUL:          magenta:"    >> ~/.Xdefaults

Any hints on whether you can do this at a regular terminal (e.g. a 
machine without X at all)? 

TIA....
                                 Dave C

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