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@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ bat main.cpp | xclip
 `MANPAGER` environment variable:
 
 ```bash
-export MANPAGER="sh -c 'sed -u -e \"s/\\x1B\[[0-9;]*m//g; s/.\\x08//g\" | bat -p -lman'"
+export MANPAGER="sh -c 'awk '\''{ gsub(/\x1B\[[0-9;]*m/, \"\", \$0); gsub(/.\x08/, \"\", \$0); print }'\'' | bat -p -lman'"
 man 2 select
 ```
 (replace `bat` with `batcat` if you are on Debian or Ubuntu)