INFO2MAN(1)

📦 version 1.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 INFO2MAN(1) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the General Commands Manual, section 1, and let me tell you about info2man — the little glow-up machine that turns your dusty info docs into actual man pages. no cap. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

info2man — generate man pages from info documents 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

info2man info-file

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so here's the tea, bestie: info2man converts a GNU info file into a man page. it's giving two-step makeover. 💖

first it generates a POD (Plain Old Documentation) file using info2pod(1), and then — plot twist — it converts that into a man page using pod2man(1). iconic pipeline, honestly. 🔥

now, info-file needs to be the full path to the info file. like, the whole entire path, probably in /usr/share/info or somewhere similar. don't be shy with it, give it the full address. 📍

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • None. — literally none. not a single flag. she does not take options, she takes vibes. 💀

👑 NOTES 👑

okay so this is the part where i hold your hand a little. 🫶

the style of info documentation and man pages differs considerably. info documentation is generally written as a book — making full use of chapters, hyperlinks, footnotes, and the like. meanwhile man pages are often intended as something closer to a reference card. different genres entirely, bestie. one's a whole novel, the other's a cheat sheet. 📚➡️🗒️

that said, many people prefer the interface used to view man pages (a normal pager) to the available info browsers. and honestly? valid. 💯

⚠️ but listen: this program will convert the form, but not the content. don't expect it to possess the artificial intelligence necessary to turn a lengthy interconnected info file into a man page that is a model of conciseness! she is not a miracle worker, she is a converter. do not come for her. 😭

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> wrote info2man. king behavior. 👑

Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> wrote this manual page. also king behavior. 👑

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💜 this one came out of the General Commands Manual as INFO2MAN(1) — go forth and convert, you absolute main character. slay. 💅✨🎀

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