Sorry for not replying to the message and creating a new mail, but I allready deleted the original mails.
The escapes are for BOLD text, and by using zcat manual.txt.gz you will see the bold text, but it'll just scroll by too fast :). 'less' is no help here, it also displays the escapes, but 'more' doesn't... try it: zcat manual.txt.gz | more And be happy... at least... somewhat happy... less would be better :) -- Mark Janssen -- maniac(at)maniac.nl -- GnuPG Key Id: 357D2178 Unix / Linux, Open-Source and Internet Consultant @ SyConOS IT Maniac.nl Unix-God.Net|Org MarkJanssen.org|nl SyConOS.com|nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]