On 24 March 2010 23:52, Linas <linas_fi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Damien Churchill wrote: >> I've got a rather confusing issue with man. Whenever I try and view a >> man page I just end up with a blank screen. >> >> http://www.imagebam.com/image/41dd5973332829 >> >> This occurs for any page, even for local ones. I was wondering if >> anyone would be able to shed any light on why this is occuring? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Damien >> > Does less work with other files? > What happens if you use a different pager? Eg. PAGER=more man ls > Hmm no that doesn't work, it just exits immediately without displaying anything. I also just tried man -Hchromium ls, and that displays a blank webpage.