man(1) output error

[Polytropon]

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:21:02 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com> wrote:
> Sounds right.  The initial search command for less (+/whatever) is not 
> always needed; after the error appears with it, just 'man perlfunc | 
> less' will give the errors.
> 
> The errors appear here when 'man perlfunc | less +/y' is run on csh, 
> bash, or zsh and "q" is pressed before the EOF has been reached:
> 
>    % man perlfunc | less +/y
>    Error executing formatting or display command.
>    system command exited with status 36096
>    No manual entry for perlfunc
> 
> The status is always 36096, or 0x8d00.  Haven't yet found a short man 
> page which does this.  Interestingly, longer man pages may do it twice:
> 
>    % man ifconfig | less +/following
>    Error executing formatting or display command.
>    system command exited with status 36096
>    Error executing formatting or display command.
>    system command exited with status 36096
>    No manual entry for ifconfig
> 
> Go to the EOF with "G" first, then press "q", and there are no errors.

True - and just confirmed on 5.4-p14, so it must have been
waiting inside the machine for many years now...



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