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help2man

Produce simple man pages from an executable's --help and --version output. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/help2man.
  • Generate a man page for an executable:
    help2man {{executable}}
  • Specify the "name" paragraph in the man page:
    help2man {{executable}} --name {{name}}
  • Specify the section for the man page (defaults to 1):
    help2man {{executable}} --section {{section}}
  • Output to a file instead of stdout:
    help2man {{executable}} --output {{path/to/file}}
  • Display detailed help:
    help2man --help

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