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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4464- June  1, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4464- June  1, 2025
 
 
VI MAN PAGES 
Try saving a man page to
 a file for viewing with vi.
 
 You will see a whole bunch
 of control characters.
 
 How can you save a man page
 in a form readable by vi?
 
 $ man ls | col -b > readable_file.txt
 
 
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