The file /usr/share/misc/man.conf specifies less flags as "-is". This must be set to "-isrR" to work with groff's default tty output using SGR codes. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/