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RE: Man pages garbled in 1.7.1


> From: Nellis, Kenneth
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 09:06
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: Man pages garbled in 1.7.1
> 
> The problem is how to enter the Unicode MINUS sign, which man is using
> for the option prefix. The code point for this character (in decimal)
> is 8722, so press ALT and from the NUM-LOCKed keypad enter 8 7 2 2,
> then
> press Enter.

Apologies for the multiple posts, but my previous post deserves
some clarification. To enter the Unicode MINUS character, make sure
your keypad is in NUM LOCK mode, then press and hold down the ALT
key while you press keypad keys 8 7 2 2, then let up on the ALT
key.  --Ken Nellis

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