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#66758
30.0.50; Show man pages on remote systems
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Reported by: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:40:01 UTC
Severity: wishlist
Found in version 30.0.50
Fixed in version 30.1
Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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Message #10 received at 66758-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Version: 30.1
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:
> It has been mentioned several times over the last years, now I've tried
> it. Appended is a patch, which allows to show man pages on remote
> systems via Tramp.
>
> There is a new user option `Man-support-remote-systems'. When this is
> non-nil, the `man' command runs on the remote system determined by
> `default-directory'. When the `man' command is called with a prefix
> argument, the value of`Man-support-remote-systems' is reverted.
>
> Following references in man pages to other man pages, or to files, shall
> happen on the remote system. Invoking `man' from dired (typing "N" on a
> man file) shall also work on remote systems.
>
> Comments?
No further comment, so I've pushed it to master. Closing the report.
Best regards, Michael.
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