Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:59:40 -0500 From: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: manpage -> html Message-ID: <50F2150C.20209@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <20130113021454.e1128036.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <50F1FECA.4090801@a1poweruser.com> <CAOgwaMt32eHSqi3tEHr5Mkc=0TkSYuU1%2BGw7BSDVJiUB_kKVUg@mail.gmail.com> <50F20536.3020009@a1poweruser.com> <20130113021454.e1128036.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:52:06 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote:
>> OK let me be more specific.
>> Using just commands that are in the base system.
>> IE; come with the 9.1 system
>
> Very well:
>
> zcat `man -w ls` | groff -Thtml -dpaper=a4 -P-pa4 > ls.html
>
> zcat `man -w ls` | groff -Thtml > ls.html
>
> However, the output looks a bit strange here (tested with lynx
> and Opera), so maybe some additional options are required. I've
> just derived this from my man2pdf script and read "man groff"
> for the -T parameter.
>
>
zcat `man -w ls` | groff -T html > ls.html
That kind of worked. It did create html code but it dropped all the
indentations and blank lines. .Pp commands in the man page source.
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