I have a script "u" that does just that, allowing "u date", "u man", "u ./configure" and so on.
On Monday 10 of September 2012 10:42:12 Charles Forsyth wrote:% TERM=dumb
> From GNU programs you will then get moans about the terminal:
> %TERM=dumb
> % man date
> WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
> - (press RETURN)
% 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 $*
$
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dexen deVries
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