Install Colored Man Pages on Linux ARM Device
Colored Man Pages
Add a bit of color coding to the documentation for linux commands.
You may have used the man command before.
man grep
man sudo
man ffmpeg
These are the manuals for all your linux commands, but everything is black and white. This script adds a red color to the program flag options, and gives a green color to any underlined text in the document. Result: more easily readible and digestable manpages.To customize the colors, go familiarize yourself with the shell color codes here: https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
Then, as root, go edit this file: /usr/local/bin/man
Fortunately, Colored Man Pages is very easy to install on your Linux ARM Device in just two steps.
- Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Linux ARM Device.
- Use Pi-Apps to install Colored Man Pages.
Compatibility
For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest LTS of Ubuntu or Debian from your hardware manufacturer.
Colored Man Pages will run on either an Ubuntu/Debian ARM32 OS or ARM64 OS.
Install Pi-Apps
Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Linux ARM Device with just a few clicks.
Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash
Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps
Install Colored Man Pages
Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Colored Man Pages.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:
Then click on the Appearance category.
Now scroll down to find Colored Man Pages in the list.
Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Colored Man Pages for you!
Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io