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11/02   I need to include instructions on how to create a tcpdump file as part
        of a Word Doc testplan . What I would like to do is to be able to cut
        and paste from a Unix shell window into a word document without
        losing the formatting or having it come out like regular text.
        Is there a template or mode I can use for this inside word?
        --Thanks Stressed out linux hacker
        \_ ???  It's a single command.  Why not just type tcpdump and your
           options in at that point in the doc?  Are you cut'n'pasting tcpdump
           output or just the command to run tcpdump?
                \__ Sorry; I was just giving a high level summary; there
                 bunch of other setup to do since this both a playback and
                record along with a file transmission. There are about 15 or
                so things the user needs to type out and monitor. The real
                point of the question is: How can I import something into word
                from a unix shell w/o all the tabbing getting screwed up and
                looking like crap.
                \_ This sounds like a one-off doc.  I'd just c'n'p each of
                   the 15+ lines once per and forget about it.  You shouldn't
                   have funny tabbing or anything from a single line.  Do you
                   have an example of what you're trying to copy in?
        \_ Why use a word doc when a plain text file would work better?
           \_ Because word looks better.
                \_ The tabbing issue comes due the fact that this in outline
                 form per the corp testplan spec. So I need to have lines
                roughly tabbed in 1/2 way. e.g.

                                        %unix  ssh root@DUT
                                        %DUT  df -f .  ( check for free space)
                                        %DUT  ifconfig em1 up
                                        [......]
                Things need to remain tabbed and all that. I am also supposed
                to put commands in one font and user type-ins in italics
                ( I really really miss the days of plain text docs). I was
                hoping that there was something in Word that would already do
                this (like an emacs mode).
                \_ Sorry but not that I know of.  For the tabbing you can
                   set a marker from the top horizontal bar thingy with the
                   little arrows on it (someone help me out here) so that
                   section of text is auto shifted right to where ever.
                   The italics and etc you'll have to do yourself AFAIK.
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