#manpage

Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo:evgandr@bsd.cafe
2026-02-20

@romulojales Huh, interesting! Looks like description of the "-Q" flag in the Emacs manpage and in the output of "emacs --help" — differs :drgn_flat_sob: (see the screnshot), at least for Emacs 30.2

Looks like it's time to make "M-x report-emacs-bug" :drgn_aww:

#Emacs #man #manpage

Xterm divided on the two parts. On the top part there is Emacs manpage describing -Q as "-q --no-site-file --no-splash --no-x-resources". On the bottom there is output of "emacs  --help" with -Q described as "-q --no-site-file --no-site-lisp --no-splash --no-x-resources".
2026-02-14
I slightly updated my website which is based on my nerdy #manpageblog engine.

I recently added several #SEO improvements and made some smaller changes to the design to make it more readable but also slightly more modern. I'm not sure if this isn't already too fancy again where it should focus on simplicity and alignment with traditional manpages.

If you're interested into manpageblog, you can find it at:
GitHub: https://github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog
#FreeBSD Ports: https://www.freshports.org/www/manpageblog/


#blog #blogging #staticblog #blogengine #wordpress #alternatives #free #opensource #manpage #manpageblog #python #webdesign #simple #kiss #freshports
𝔱.𝔥.trzyglow
2026-02-04
2026-01-29

I can't believe it took me until today to realise:

If you read a plaintext email in #gnus and that email contains a string that looks like a reference to a unix #manpage -- e.g. "find(1)" -- gnus renders it as a hyperlink to the actual manpage on your disk.

No Time To Playnotimetoplay@elekk.xyz
2026-01-26

Just added a #ManPage to JourNote as well. First time writing one in #ReStructuredText; I'm pleasantly impressed with the results. It's more convenient than POD for the purpose, much as I like the older format.

2026-01-14

I've actually authored Unix man pages.

The best resources to get started with this 1970s dark arts from Bell Labs are these:

O'Reilly: UNIX° TEXT PROCESSING Chapter 4 nroff and troff:

oreilly.com/library/view/unixd

At least Emacs has an nroff mode, which will make authoring man pages significantly easier.

Nroff Mode (GNU Emacs Manual):

gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/

More about nroff:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nroff

Hope this helps.

#Unix #Linux #ManPage #Emacs

2026-01-07

Learn how to convert man pages to PDF using man -t and ps2pdf. Complete guide with commands for Linux, BSD, and macOS.

Read the full guide here: ostechnix.com/print-export-man

#Manualpages #manpage #pdf #ps2pdf #Ghostscript #Postscript #mandoc #Linux #Unix #Bsd #Macos #Linuxcommands #Linuxbasics #Linuxhowto #Sysadmin #Linuxadmin

2025-11-28

Một tiện ích mở rộng mới cho Zsh, `zsh-vi-man`, giúp bạn dễ dàng tra cứu tài liệu! Khi con trỏ ở một tùy chọn dòng lệnh, nhấn Shift+K sẽ mở ngay phần liên quan trong trang man page, tương tự như phím K của Vim. Rất tiện lợi cho người dùng shell!
#Zsh #Vim #ManPage #Shell #CommandLine #Productivity #OpenSource
#Zsh #Vim #TrangHuongDan #Shell #DongLenh #NangSuat #MaNguonMo

github.com/TunaCuma/zsh-vi-man

2025-11-11

Need to check a #manpage for a #tool not installed on your system? Use the #openSUSE's manpages.opensuse.org. It is great for remote work, scripting and lightweight environments. #Leap, #Tumbleweed #MicroOS #LinuxTips #ManPages

2025-11-03

On this day in 1971 the first version of the Unix Programmer's Manual was published. This included the first ever man pages. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page #OTD #OnThisDay #Unix #Man #ManPage #ManualPage

man page - Wikipedia

Lars Wirzeniusliw@toot.liw.fi
2025-11-03

On this day in 1971 the first version of the Unix Programmer's Manual was published. This included the first ever man pages.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page

#OTD #OnThisDay #Unix #Man #ManPage #ManualPage

Patrick :neocat_flag_bi:patrick@hatoya.cafe
2025-10-22
Kevin Karhan :verified:kkarhan@infosec.space
2025-10-07

Ich jedenfalls verweigere mich dem "#AIslop" und sämtlicher "#KI" - #Enshittification AUS PRINZIP!

Wer also nen IT'ler will der nicht "#VibeCoding" macht sondern weiß ne #Manpage und #Dokumentation zu lesen und zu schreiben kann sich gern an mich unter Angabe der Rahmenbedingungen wenden...

Ex falso quodlibetexfalsoquodlibet@piaille.fr
2025-09-21

One manpage a day keep the boredom away.

Options for `git blame` command:

1. `--first-parent` allows to get the merge commit (if any) that introduce / change a line
2. `-L` allows to limit the annotations to a range of line

Hence:

```sh
$ git blame --first-parent -L LINE,+1 FILENAME | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | xargs git show
```

will show the merge commit last modifying LINE in FILENAME.
Very useful when the cover letter of a patchset is incuded in the merge commit message (which I believe should be good practice).

#git #manpage

stafwagstafwag
2025-09-14

Lookat 2.1.0 released

stafwag.github.io/blog/blog/20

Lookat 2.1.0 is the latest stable release of Lookat/Bekijk, a user-friendly Unix file browser/viewer that supports colored man pages.

The focus of the 2.1.0 release is to add ANSI Color support.

@stafwag

Lookat/Bekijk 2.1.0
2025-08-14

#manpageblog - a very small static blog engine just got updated in version 1.5 - featuring pagination support. I finally added this ;) And guess what, I'm moving back to it - very soon :)

#blog #staticblog #blogging #blogengine #manpage #style #minimal #minimalistic #opensource

github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog

Richard Levittelevitte@mastodon.nu
2025-08-09

After some discussions about #openssl and it's manuals, I've come to wonder how relevant it is to keep to the #manpage format for all your #documentation.

stafwagstafwag
2025-08-03

Lookat 2.1.0rc2 released

stafwag.github.io/blog/blog/20

Lookat 2.1.0rc2 is the second release candicate of release of Lookat/Bekijk 2.1.0, a user-friendly Unix file browser/viewer that supports colored man pages.

The focus of the 2.1.0 release is to add ANSI Color support.

@stafwag

lookat 2.1.0rc2
2025-07-18

Am I missing some #environmentVariable when running #dnf with #run0, it throws at me 203 #exitcode

I checked the run0 and dnf #manpage, but found nothing specific :/

Anyway, run0 still is better than #sudo, as i like having #gnome show me #polkit password dialog, and I know then at least I will enter that password into correct application.

#linux #fedora #systemd

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