bash: colourful man pages

diff --git a/.bash/interactive b/.bash/interactive
index fddd7cf5bb56a03e8e48053b9c6cbb66d6cba2c4..13f8da19f18ccd1003cbe5d52b23588b0f205a03 100644 (file)
--- a/.bash/interactive
+++ b/.bash/interactive
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ alias vv='vncviewer -encodings "tight hextile copyrect"'
 alias watch='watch -n1'
 
 
+# Colorful man pages
+function man {
+    env \
+               LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\E[01;38;5;74m' \
+               LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\E[0m' \
+               LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\E[04;38;5;146m' \
+               LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\E[0m' \
+    man "$@"
+}
+
 # Sets colours to be appropriate for a light on dark terminal
 function darkterm {
        DARK=1