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diff --git a/crates/mdman/doc/out/mdman.1 b/crates/mdman/doc/out/mdman.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0718d6d --- /dev/null +++ b/crates/mdman/doc/out/mdman.1 @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +'\" t +.TH "MDMAN" "1" +.nh +.ad l +.ss \n[.ss] 0 +.SH "NAME" +mdman \- Converts markdown to a man page +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +\fBmdman\fR [\fIoptions\fR] \fB\-t\fR \fItype\fR \fB\-o\fR \fIoutdir\fR \fIsources...\fR +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +Converts a markdown file to a man page. +.sp +The source file is first processed as a +\fIhandlebars\fR <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. +.sp +Every man page should start with a level\-1 header with the man name and +section, such as \fB# mdman(1)\fR\&. +.sp +The handlebars template has several special tags to assist with generating the +man page: +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'Every block of command\-line options must be wrapped between \fB{{#options}}\fR +and \fB{{/options}}\fR tags. This tells the processor where the options start +and end. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'Each option must be expressed with a \fB{{#option}}\fR block. The parameters to +the the block are a sequence of strings indicating the option. For example, +\fB{{#option "`\-p` _spec_..." "`\-\-package` _spec_..."}}\fR 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. +.sp +The content of the \fB{{#option}}\fR block should contain a detailed description +of the option. +.sp +Use the \fB{{/option}}\fR tag to end the option block. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'References to other man pages should use the \fB{{man name section}}\fR +expression. For example, \fB{{man "mdman" 1}}\fR will generate a reference to +the \fBmdman(1)\fR man page. For non\-troff output, the \fB\-\-man\fR option will tell +\fBmdman\fR how to create links to the man page. If there is no matching \fB\-\-man\fR +option, then it links to a file named \fIname\fR\fB\&.md\fR in the same directory. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'Variables can be set with \fB{{*set name="value"}}\fR\&. These variables can +then be referenced with \fB{{name}}\fR expressions. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'Partial templates should be placed in a directory named \fBincludes\fR +next to the source file. Templates can be included with an expression like +\fB{{> template\-name}}\fR\&. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'Other helpers include: +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'\fB{{lower value}}\fR Converts the given value to lowercase. +.RE +.RE +.SH "OPTIONS" +.sp +\fB\-t\fR \fItype\fR +.RS 4 +Specifies the output type. The following output types are supported: +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'\fBman\fR \[em] A troff\-style man page. Outputs with a numbered extension (like +\fB\&.1\fR) matching the man page section. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'\fBmd\fR \[em] A markdown file, after all handlebars processing has been finished. +Outputs with the \fB\&.md\fR extension. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'\fBtxt\fR \[em] A text file, rendered for situations where a man page viewer isn't +available. Outputs with the \fB\&.txt\fR extension. +.RE +.RE +.sp +\fB\-o\fR \fIoutdir\fR +.RS 4 +Specifies the directory where to save the output. +.RE +.sp +\fB\-\-url\fR \fIbase_url\fR +.RS 4 +Specifies a base URL to use for relative URLs within the document. Any +relative URL will be joined with this URL. +.RE +.sp +\fB\-\-man\fR \fIname\fR\fB:\fR\fIsection\fR\fB=\fR\fIurl\fR +.RS 4 +Specifies a URL to use for the given man page. When the \fB{{man name section}}\fR 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 \fB\-\-man\fR entry, then a relative link to a file named \fIname\fR\fB\&.md\fR will +be used. +.RE +.sp +\fIsources...\fR +.RS 4 +The source input filename, may be specified multiple times. +.RE +.SH "EXAMPLES" +.sp +.RS 4 +\h'-04' 1.\h'+01'Convert the given documents to man pages: +.sp +.RS 4 +.nf +mdman \-t man \-o doc doc/mdman.md +.fi +.RE +.RE |