Convert Linux man page to text file in Linux and Windows

   Sometimes after we view the man pages in Linux and then we want to copy or bring the man pages and view on other operating system, as example we want to view the Linux man pages on Windows operating system.  The easier way to do this is to copy the man pages or convert the Linux man pages to text file.  The command below show how to convert Linux man pages to text file.

[root@fedora ~]# man arch | col -bx >arch.txt

[root@fedora ~]#

Command Explanation:

To display the man in text file format using cat command in Linux:

[root@localhost ~]# cat arch.txt

[root@localhost ~]#  

To open the Linux manual in text file format in Windows, just use the WordPad :

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