--- info2man-1.1.1/info2man.1 +++ info2man-1.1.1/info2man.1 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +.TH INFO2MAN 1 +.SH NAME +info2man \- generate man pages from info documents +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B info2man +.I info-file +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B info2man +converts a GNU info file to a man page. +It first generates a POD (Plain Old Documentation) file using +.BR info2pod (1), +then converts this to a man page using +.BR pod2man (1). +.PP +.I info-file +should be the full path to the info file (probably in +.I /usr/share/info +or similar). +.SH OPTIONS +None. +.SH NOTES +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. +By contrast, man pages are often intended as something closer to a +reference card. +.PP +That said, many people prefer the interface used to view man pages (a +normal pager) to the available info browsers. +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! +.SH AUTHOR +Cameron Simpson wrote +.BR info2man . +.PP +Colin Watson wrote this manual page. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR info2pod (1), +.BR pod2man (1). --- info2man-1.1.1/info2pod.1 +++ info2man-1.1.1/info2pod.1 @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +.TH INFO2POD 1 +.SH NAME +info2pod \- generate POD files from info documents +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B info2pod +.I info-file +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B info2pod +converts a GNU info file to Perl's POD (Plain Old Documentation) format. +.PP +.I info-file +should be the full path to the info file (probably in +.I /usr/share/info +or similar). +.SH OPTIONS +None. +.SH AUTHOR +Cameron Simpson wrote +.BR info2man . +.PP +Colin Watson wrote this manual page. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR info2man (1), +.BR perlpod (1). --- info2man-1.1.1/LICENSE +++ info2man-1.1.1/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +You're free to use, modify and redistribute these scripts provided that: + + - you leave my code marked as mine and your modifications (if any) + marked as yours + + - you make recipients aware that the scripts can be obtained for + free from my own web page