diff --git a/files/bash/.bashrc b/files/bash/.bashrc
index 6fc69a1..2fef705 100644
--- a/files/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/files/bash/.bashrc
@@ -360,6 +360,22 @@ xset -b
 # }
 
 
+##
+# http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2016-08-15/colorized-man-pages-understood-and-customized
+# colorized man pages
+man() {
+    env \
+        LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$(printf "\e[1;31m") \
+        LC_ALL=C \
+        LESS_TERMCAP_md=$(printf "\e[1;31m") \
+        LESS_TERMCAP_me=$(printf "\e[0m") \
+        LESS_TERMCAP_se=$(printf "\e[0m") \
+        LESS_TERMCAP_so=$(printf "\e[1;44;33m") \
+        LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$(printf "\e[0m") \
+        LESS_TERMCAP_us=$(printf "\e[1;32m") \
+        MANWIDTH=$(expr $COLUMNS - 4) \
+            man "$@"
+}
 
 # Overrides the display provided by imagemagick
 function display() {