How to print a man file?

[Eric Richardson]

Bob George wrote:
> 
> Eric Richardson
> 
> > Whats the easiest way to print a man file. I need to make it a
> > postscript file so I can print it or just turn it into text is okay too.
> > Thanks,
> 
> 'man man' yields the -t option, which works if your printer is PostScript
> compatible (or can generate a LOT of wasted paper if not):
> 
>         man -t man | lpr
> 
> If you just want text:
> 
>         man man | pr | lpr
> 
> If your printer does PostScript emulation, you might try:
> 
> man -t man | mpage -2or | lpr
> 
> This is what I often use to generate two-up pages for saving a bit of paper.
> See 'man mpage' and 'man lpr' for details on what those do!
> 
Thanks,
man man is pretty subtle!
Eric