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diff --git a/miscutils/man.c b/miscutils/man.c
index f705dd31e..01382c4d7 100644
--- a/miscutils/man.c
+++ b/miscutils/man.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
//usage: "\n -w Show page locations"
#include "libbb.h"
+#include "common_bufsiz.h"
enum {
OPT_a = 1, /* all */
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ enum {
};
/* This is what I see on my desktop system being executed:
-
(
echo ".ll 12.4i"
echo ".nr LL 12.4i"
@@ -28,11 +28,39 @@ echo ".\\\""
echo ".pl \n(nlu+10"
) | gtbl | nroff -Tlatin1 -mandoc | less
-*/
+On another system I see this:
-static int show_manpage(const char *pager, char *man_filename, int man, int level);
+... | tbl | nroff -mandoc -rLL=<NNN>n -rLT=<NNN>n -Tutf8 | less
-static int run_pipe(const char *pager, char *man_filename, int man, int level)
+where <NNN> is screen width minus 5.
+Replacing "DEFINE nroff nroff -mandoc" in /etc/man_db.conf
+changes "nroff -mandoc" part; -rLL=<NNN>n, -rLT=<NNN>n and -Tutf8 parts are
+appended to the user-specified command.
+
+Redirecting to a pipe or file sets GROFF_NO_SGR=1 to prevent color escapes,
+and uses "col -b -p -x" instead of pager, this filters out backspace
+and underscore tricks.
+*/
+
+struct globals {
+ const char *col;
+ const char *tbl;
+ const char *nroff;
+ const char *pager;
+} FIX_ALIASING;
+#define G (*(struct globals*)bb_common_bufsiz1)
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+ setup_common_bufsiz(); \
+ G.col = "col"; \
+ G.tbl = "tbl"; \
+ /* replaced -Tlatin1 with -Tascii for non-UTF8 displays */; \
+ G.nroff = "nroff -mandoc -Tascii"; \
+ G.pager = ENABLE_LESS ? "less" : "more"; \
+} while (0)
+
+static int show_manpage(char *man_filename, int man, int level);
+
+static int run_pipe(char *man_filename, int man, int level)
{
char *cmd;
@@ -95,7 +123,7 @@ static int run_pipe(const char *pager, char *man_filename, int man, int level)
man_filename = xasprintf("%s/%s", man_filename, linkname);
free(line);
/* Note: we leak "new" man_filename string as well... */
- if (show_manpage(pager, man_filename, man, level + 1))
+ if (show_manpage(man_filename, man, level + 1))
return 1;
/* else: show the link, it's better than nothing */
}
@@ -103,20 +131,29 @@ static int run_pipe(const char *pager, char *man_filename, int man, int level)
ordinary_manpage:
close(STDIN_FILENO);
open_zipped(man_filename, /*fail_if_not_compressed:*/ 0); /* guaranteed to use fd 0 (STDIN_FILENO) */
- /* "2>&1" is added so that nroff errors are shown in pager too.
- * Otherwise it may show just empty screen */
- cmd = xasprintf(
- /* replaced -Tlatin1 with -Tascii for non-UTF8 displays */
- man ? "gtbl | nroff -Tascii -mandoc 2>&1 | %s"
- : "%s",
- pager);
+ if (man) {
+ /* "man man" formats to screen width.
+ * "man man >file" formats to default 80 columns.
+ * "man man | cat" formats to default 80 columns.
+ */
+ int w = get_terminal_width(STDOUT_FILENO);
+ if (w > 10)
+ w -= 2;
+ /* "2>&1" is added so that nroff errors are shown in pager too.
+ * Otherwise it may show just empty screen */
+ cmd = xasprintf("%s | %s -rLL=%un -rLT=%un 2>&1 | %s",
+ G.tbl, G.nroff, w, w,
+ G.pager);
+ } else {
+ cmd = xstrdup(G.pager);
+ }
system(cmd);
free(cmd);
return 1;
}
/* man_filename is of the form "/dir/dir/dir/name.s" */
-static int show_manpage(const char *pager, char *man_filename, int man, int level)
+static int show_manpage(char *man_filename, int man, int level)
{
#if SEAMLESS_COMPRESSION
/* We leak this allocation... */
@@ -125,26 +162,26 @@ static int show_manpage(const char *pager, char *man_filename, int man, int leve
#endif
#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_LZMA
- if (run_pipe(pager, filename_with_zext, man, level))
+ if (run_pipe(filename_with_zext, man, level))
return 1;
#endif
#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_XZ
strcpy(ext, "xz");
- if (run_pipe(pager, filename_with_zext, man, level))
+ if (run_pipe(filename_with_zext, man, level))
return 1;
#endif
#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_BZ2
strcpy(ext, "bz2");
- if (run_pipe(pager, filename_with_zext, man, level))
+ if (run_pipe(filename_with_zext, man, level))
return 1;
#endif
#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_GZ
strcpy(ext, "gz");
- if (run_pipe(pager, filename_with_zext, man, level))
+ if (run_pipe(filename_with_zext, man, level))
return 1;
#endif
- return run_pipe(pager, man_filename, man, level);
+ return run_pipe(man_filename, man, level);
}
static char **add_MANPATH(char **man_path_list, int *count_mp, char *path)
@@ -182,11 +219,20 @@ static char **add_MANPATH(char **man_path_list, int *count_mp, char *path)
return man_path_list;
}
+static const char *if_redefined(const char *var, const char *key, const char *line)
+{
+ if (!is_prefixed_with(line, key))
+ return var;
+ line += strlen(key);
+ if (!isspace(line[0]))
+ return var;
+ return xstrdup(skip_whitespace(line));
+}
+
int man_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
int man_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
{
parser_t *parser;
- const char *pager = ENABLE_LESS ? "less" : "more";
char *sec_list;
char *cur_path, *cur_sect;
char **man_path_list;
@@ -195,6 +241,8 @@ int man_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
int opt, not_found;
char *token[2];
+ INIT_G();
+
opt_complementary = "-1"; /* at least one argument */
opt = getopt32(argv, "+aw");
argv += optind;
@@ -228,9 +276,10 @@ int man_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
if (!token[1])
continue;
if (strcmp("DEFINE", token[0]) == 0) {
- if (is_prefixed_with(token[1], "pager")) {
- pager = xstrdup(skip_whitespace(token[1] + 5));
- }
+ G.col = if_redefined(G.tbl , "col", token[1]);
+ G.tbl = if_redefined(G.tbl , "tbl", token[1]);
+ G.nroff = if_redefined(G.nroff, "nroff", token[1]);
+ G.pager = if_redefined(G.pager, "pager", token[1]);
} else
if (strcmp("MANDATORY_MANPATH"+10, token[0]) == 0 /* "MANPATH"? */
|| strcmp("MANDATORY_MANPATH", token[0]) == 0
@@ -250,7 +299,12 @@ int man_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
if (!env_pager)
env_pager = getenv("PAGER");
if (env_pager)
- pager = env_pager;
+ G.pager = env_pager;
+ }
+
+ if (!isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)) {
+ putenv((char*)"GROFF_NO_SGR=1");
+ G.pager = xasprintf("%s -b -p -x", G.col);
}
not_found = 0;
@@ -259,7 +313,7 @@ int man_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
cur_mp = 0;
if (strchr(*argv, '/')) {
- found = show_manpage(pager, *argv, /*man:*/ 1, 0);
+ found = show_manpage(*argv, /*man:*/ 1, 0);
goto check_found;
}
while ((cur_path = man_path_list[cur_mp++]) != NULL) {
@@ -280,7 +334,7 @@ int man_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
sect_len, cur_sect,
*argv,
sect_len, cur_sect);
- found_here = show_manpage(pager, man_filename, cat0man1, 0);
+ found_here = show_manpage(man_filename, cat0man1, 0);
found |= found_here;
cat0man1 += found_here + 1;
free(man_filename);
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