i already know that setting LANG=C will get me man pages in an xterm that show the hyphens. the question is: is this the acceptable hack for this, and where is the most appropriate place for this setting? /etc/profile so everyone gets it? /etc/profile.d/???.sh my personal .bash_profile to minimize the effect on anything else? just curious about what's the best/safest approach for this. will changing LANG have any adverse effects on anything else? rday -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list