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help2man for Mac

Automatically generate simple man pages

Quick answer: help2man is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install help2man. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 165 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What help2man is

help2man is a command-line tool for macOS: automatically generate simple man pages.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

How to install help2man

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install help2man.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install help2man on Mac?

Run brew install help2man in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is help2man open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does help2man run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is help2man?

It was installed 165 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2702 in this catalogue.

What version of help2man is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.49.3.