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Date:      Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:36:35 -0500 (EST)
From:      "jamgill@uu.net" <jamgill@UU.NET>
To:        Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com>
Cc:        FBSDQ <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: man pages to hmtl
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.20.0203142133470.9403-100000@haiti.corp.us.uu.net>
In-Reply-To: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOIEMGCKAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>

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Yes.  It is a CGI script which will run on a webserver.  You can download
the code, it's the top FAQ about the manpages in fact:

	http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi/faq.html

I still don't understand why it is a mor attractive option to you to use a
text-based browser and convert the manpages to HTML instead of using the
plain old man(1) command and reading them in that format.  Satisfy my
curiosity, tell me why ;-)

--gill

On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote:

> Let me clearify what I think you said.
> The man page lookup function at freebsd.org that I have been using 
> all along is contained in a tar file someplace at freebsd.org and 
> I can download it to my FBSD box to use as I which?
> 
> If this is true, can you point me to it's location?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jamgill@uu.net [mailto:jamgill@UU.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:51 AM
> To: Joe & Fhe Barbish
> Cc: FBSDQ
> Subject: Re: man pages to hmtl
> 
> 
> I am missing something here ... why is it easier to convert the
> manpage to HTML and read it in lynx than to use man(1) and reat it with
> your PAGER of choice (usually less(1) by default these days)?
> 
> But, in aswer to your question, you could use the man.cgi that runs on
> freebsd.org either via the internet or, if you are running a local
> webserver, on your own machine.
> 
> --gill
> 
> 
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote:
> 
> > Is there some easy way to take man ppp and have it
> > converted to hmtl and placed in a directory so I can
> > use lynx from the command line to read it?
> >
> > Or maybe the correct question is, are the man pages
> > also in hmtl format and where do they live?
> >
> >
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> --gill  | Tatu Ylonen, SSH 1.2.12 README:  "Beware that the most effective
>         | way for someone to decrypt your data may be with a rubber hose."
> 

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--gill  | Tatu Ylonen, SSH 1.2.12 README:  "Beware that the most effective
        | way for someone to decrypt your data may be with a rubber hose."


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