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James Miller wrote:
>
> > This works for me:
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > #!/bin/bash
> > zcat `find /usr/man/man* -name $1.*` | man2html > /tmp/xxx.html
> > links-0.93 /tmp/xxx.html
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> This exact same script does not work for me.  

I just ran it again (xxx ifconfig) and got a lovely manpage
for ifconfig.  Very fast too.

> Neither Lynx nor Links will display a page 

links is a alias for links-0.93.  Aliases don't work in
scripts, so you need to use the full name of your links.

> (something like "it's not a valid manpage").  

Did you type in the script?  Or block copy?  If you type 
it in, it's easy to get one of those ` wrong.  When I
put a script in a message, I always block copy the
actual script (from an xterm).

> Could the problme be with "find"?  Did you install the 
> full version of "find" on your system, Steven?  

Nope, it's the busybox find.

Cheers,
Steven