Re: `perldoc` and terminal size

2013-04-19 Thread Andy Koppe
On 18 April 2013 22:27, terminatorul wrote: > Hello > > I am using `perldoc` to read the perl manual pages.I can use the black > background it gives in mintty with a full-screen console, with low light > intensity so I can read it during night o > > > I can use the black background in mintty with

Re: Perldoc issue with perl-5.8.8-3 - missing pod2man5.8.8

2007-07-19 Thread Reini Urban
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Hi all, after upgrading perl to the version 5.8.8 I can't use perldoc to wiew perl documentation. perldoc is searching for pod2man5.8.8 instead of pod2man which is already preset in /usr/bin. Creating symbolic link pod2man5.8.8 -> /usr/bin/pod2man solve this issue. E

Re: perldoc

2005-04-05 Thread beau
On Apr 5, 2005 2:17 PM, Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > export PERLDOC_PAGER="less -+C -e -isrR" You da man; thanks. Speaking of man, I read the less manpage so as to actually understand the options you've picked. Rock on. beau -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsu

Re: perldoc

2005-04-05 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, beau wrote: > Anyone else having trouble with perldoc? I've got perl 5.8.6-4; > trying perldoc perldoc in rxvt. What I get is: > > ESC[1mNAMEESC[0m > > with "ESC" reversed. > > Don't even know where to start on this; as always, all help appreciated. export PERLDOC_PAGER="les

Re: perldoc unreadable

2003-08-29 Thread waxmop
I changed the permissions on / to 777, and now I can use perldoc. I suspect that having / set to 777 is a security problem, and at some later point I'll revisit this. However, since my computer sits behind a firewall and I'm the only one using it, I'm ok with this for now. > Hallo waxmop, > >>

Re: perldoc unreadable

2003-08-29 Thread Gerrit P. Haase
Hallo waxmop, > I use perl version 5.8.0. Please try to reinstall perl with setup.exe, probably you want to upgrade to perl-5.8.0-4, once it is available on the mirrors. Gerrit -- =^..^= -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.c

Re: perldoc unreadable

2003-08-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use perl version 5.8.0. On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:24:09 +0200 "Gerrit P. Haase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hallo waxmop, > > Am Donnerstag, 28. August 2003 um 21:42 schriebst du: > > > Hi - > > > > perldoc isn't working for me: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ > > $ perldoc perldoc > > Ignor

Re: perldoc unreadable

2003-08-28 Thread Gerrit P. Haase
Hallo waxmop, Am Donnerstag, 28. August 2003 um 21:42 schriebst du: > Hi - > perldoc isn't working for me: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ > $ perldoc perldoc > Ignored /usr/bin/perldoc: unreadable > Ignored /usr/bin/perldoc: unreadable > Ignored /bin/perldoc: unreadable > No documentation found for "pe

Re: perldoc can't read module

2003-07-11 Thread Gerrit P. Haase
Hello Ronald, >$ perldoc File::Find > perldoc complains >Ignored /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/File/Find.pm: unreadable > Although the file seems to have correct permission rights > $ ls -l /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/File/Find.pm > -rwx--+ 1 Administ mkgroup_34332 Jun 2 15:41 > /usr/l

Re: perldoc can't read module

2003-07-11 Thread Brian Dessent
Ronald Fischer wrote: > $ ls -l /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/File/Find.pm > -rwx--+ 1 Administ mkgroup_34332 Jun 2 15:41 > /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/File/Find.pm Try running 'mkgroup -l /etc/group' (and the same for mkpasswd if you haven't done that either.) Brian -- Unsubscribe info: h

Re: perldoc prints control characters

2003-04-05 Thread Harald . Maier . BW
"Gerrit P. Haase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In perl-5.8.0-2 perldoc is patched to always use the -t switch, > your perldoc is not the perldoc from perl-5.8.0-2. Uups, you are right. It was a 4 year old perldoc from /usr/local/bin. I have cleaned up the files and now all works fine. Thanks for

Re: perldoc prints control characters

2003-04-05 Thread Gerrit P. Haase
Hallo Harald, Am Samstag, 5. April 2003 um 13:50 schriebst du: > If I run the following command: > $ perldoc Getopt::Long > Then I get too printed the nasty control characters, e.g.: > ESC[1mNAMEESC[0m > Getopt::Long - Extended processing of command line options > I am not sure