Man2html

man2html: Convert UNIX Manual Pages to HTML

A simple utility to convert UNIX manual pages from man format to HTML, enabling convenient browsing in a web browser instead of using the terminal.

What is Man2html?

man2html is a command line tool that converts UNIX manual pages from the typical man format to HTML pages that can be viewed in a web browser. It preserves the original formatting of the man pages including headings, lists, bold/italic text etc. but makes it more readable and searchable in a GUI format.

Some key features of man2html:

• Simple single binary, no dependencies required
• Generates multiple HTML files, one per man page
• Has options for customizing output location, styling, table of contents etc.
• Acts as a man page repository to browse documentation easily
• Lightweight and fast compared to having full blown browsers/GUIs
• Open source software written in C

man2html is useful for developers/sysadmins who frequently reference man pages but want the convenience of browsing documentation in HTML format. It can be used to host a local documentation system of man pages. Most Linux distros have man2html or similar converters available through the packaging system.

Some alternatives that provide similar functionality are man2html-bash, man server, gman2html etc. but man2html is a simple no-fuss utility that works across UNIX variants without needing many other components or being tied to a particular desktop environment.

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