I have a script "u" that does just that, allowing "u date", "u man", "u
./configure" and so on.

% cat bin/u
#!/bin/rc
SHELL=/bin/sh
path=(/usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /sbin /bin
/usr/bin/X11 /usr/games)
MANPAGER=/bin/cat
exec $*

On 10 September 2012 10:45, dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Monday 10 of September 2012 10:42:12 Charles Forsyth wrote:
> > From GNU programs you will then get moans about the terminal:
> > %TERM=dumb
> > % man date
> > WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
> > -  (press RETURN)
>
>
> % TERM=dumb
> % PAGER=cat
> % man date
> DATE(1)
> User Commands
> DATE(1)
>
>
>
> NAME
>        date - print or set the system date and time
> (...)
>
>
>
>
> in slightly related news, here's mine:
>
>
> $ cat ~/bin/acme
> #!/usr/bin/env rc
> TERM=dumb
> exec $PLAN9/bin/acme -c1 -a $*
> $
>
> --
> dexen deVries
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