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Install man pages without or with conflicting binaries
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android-man-install.sh
#!/bin/bash
# This script assumes you have an ssh server running on your rooted android.
# USAGE:
# ./android-man-install.sh binaryName
# Locate the man page you want. From a computer that already has it:
location=$(sudo find / * | grep -P "$1\\..*\\.gz")
# Now scp over the file you just found (from remote pc to android).
scp $location yourAndroidDevice:$location
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ileathan commented Jan 29, 2018 •
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If perl regular expressions are not compiled into your grep (ppl scared of how powerful they are) remove -P and maybe adjust the regex.

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