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+# mdman(1)
+
+## NAME
+
+mdman - Converts markdown to a man page
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+
+`mdman` [_options_] `-t` _type_ `-o` _outdir_ _sources..._
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+Converts a markdown file to a man page.
+
+The source file is first processed as a
+[handlebars](https://handlebarsjs.com/) template. Then, it is processed as
+markdown into the target format. This supports different output formats,
+such as troff or plain text.
+
+Every man page should start with a level-1 header with the man name and
+section, such as `# mdman(1)`.
+
+The handlebars template has several special tags to assist with generating the
+man page:
+
+- Every block of command-line options must be wrapped between `{{#options}}`
+ and `{{/options}}` tags. This tells the processor where the options start
+ and end.
+- Each option must be expressed with a `{{#option}}` block. The parameters to
+ the the block are a sequence of strings indicating the option. For example,
+ ```{{#option "`-p` _spec_..." "`--package` _spec_..."}}``` is an option that
+ has two different forms. The text within the string is processed as markdown.
+ It is recommended to use formatting similar to this example.
+
+ The content of the `{{#option}}` block should contain a detailed description
+ of the option.
+
+ Use the `{{/option}}` tag to end the option block.
+- References to other man pages should use the `{{man name section}}`
+ expression. For example, `{{man "mdman" 1}}` will generate a reference to
+ the `mdman(1)` man page. For non-troff output, the `--man` option will tell
+ `mdman` how to create links to the man page. If there is no matching `--man`
+ option, then it links to a file named _name_`.md` in the same directory.
+- Variables can be set with `{{*set name="value"}}`. These variables can
+ then be referenced with `{{name}}` expressions.
+- Partial templates should be placed in a directory named `includes`
+ next to the source file. Templates can be included with an expression like
+ `{{> template-name}}`.
+- Other helpers include:
+ - `{{lower value}}` Converts the given value to lowercase.
+
+
+## OPTIONS
+
+<dl>
+
+<dt class="option-term" id="option-mdman--t"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-mdman--t"></a><code>-t</code> <em>type</em></dt>
+<dd class="option-desc">Specifies the output type. The following output types are supported:</p>
+<ul>
+<li><code>man</code> — A troff-style man page. Outputs with a numbered extension (like
+<code>.1</code>) matching the man page section.</li>
+<li><code>md</code> — A markdown file, after all handlebars processing has been finished.
+Outputs with the <code>.md</code> extension.</li>
+<li><code>txt</code> — A text file, rendered for situations where a man page viewer isn't
+available. Outputs with the <code>.txt</code> extension.</li>
+</ul></dd>
+
+
+<dt class="option-term" id="option-mdman--o"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-mdman--o"></a><code>-o</code> <em>outdir</em></dt>
+<dd class="option-desc">Specifies the directory where to save the output.</dd>
+
+
+<dt class="option-term" id="option-mdman---url"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-mdman---url"></a><code>--url</code> <em>base_url</em></dt>
+<dd class="option-desc">Specifies a base URL to use for relative URLs within the document. Any
+relative URL will be joined with this URL.</dd>
+
+
+<dt class="option-term" id="option-mdman---man"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-mdman---man"></a><code>--man</code> <em>name</em><code>:</code><em>section</em><code>=</code><em>url</em></dt>
+<dd class="option-desc">Specifies a URL to use for the given man page. When the <code>{{man name section}}</code> expression is used, the given URL will be inserted as a link. This
+may be specified multiple times. If a man page reference does not have a
+matching <code>--man</code> entry, then a relative link to a file named <em>name</em><code>.md</code> will
+be used.</dd>
+
+
+<dt class="option-term" id="option-mdman-sources..."><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-mdman-sources..."></a><em>sources...</em></dt>
+<dd class="option-desc">The source input filename, may be specified multiple times.</dd>
+
+
+</dl>
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+1. Convert the given documents to man pages:
+
+ mdman -t man -o doc doc/mdman.md