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Woozle: Replaced content with "{{to wooz|MWX/ManPage}}"

2022-04-17T00:57:39Z

Replaced content with "{{to wooz|MWX/ManPage}}"

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	~~<hide>~~		{{to wooz\|MWX/ManPage}}
	~~[[page type::article]]~~
	~~[[page type::project]]~~
	~~[[thing type::software]]~~
	~~[[thing type::MediaWiki extension]]~~
	~~[[license::open source]]~~
	~~[[platform::MediaWiki]]~~
	~~[[author::User:Woozle]]~~
	~~</hide>~~
	~~==About==~~
	[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows any [[manpage]] (of those installed on the web site's server) to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{~~l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page~~ to ~~display is requested within the URL.~~

	~~'''Requires''': [[groff]] (see [[#Troubleshooting]], below)~~

	~~Some examples:~~
	* {{l/manpage\|~~cat}}~~
	* {{l/~~manpage\|ssh}}~~
	* {{l/manpage\|telnet}}

	~~Manpage contents can also be transcluded, but this may not be particularly useful until some features are added for extracting partial content of manpages rather than returning the entire thing.~~
	~~==Links==~~
	* [https://github.com/woozalia/Special-ManPage ~~GitHub repository]~~
	~~==Troubleshooting==~~
	~~If you get a blank page (no errors but no manpage either), make sure [[groff]] is installed. The {{l/linux/cmd\|man~~}} ~~command uses groff for HTML formatting.~~
	~~==Future==~~
	~~Planned features:~~
	* option to return just a summary
	* search manpages by topic or content
	* list available manpages
	* support for crosslinks to other manpages (not sure this is possible)
	* [[texinfo]] support

Woozle: updates

2018-03-13T11:08:27Z

updates

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:08, 13 March 2018
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	[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows any [[manpage]] (of those installed on the web site's server) to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL.		[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows any [[manpage]] (of those installed on the web site's server) to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL.

	'''~~''Note~~''': ~~This extension is broken for newer versions of "man" until I can figure out how to get it to generate HTML output. The option which used to work for this is no longer working.~~ [[~~User:Woozle\|Woozle~~]] ([[~~User talk:Woozle\|talk~~]]~~) 16:57~~, ~~21 November 2017 (EST~~)''		'''Requires''': [[groff]] (see [[#Troubleshooting]], below)

	Some examples:		Some examples:
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	==Links==		==Links==
	* [https://github.com/woozalia/Special-ManPage GitHub repository]		* [https://github.com/woozalia/Special-ManPage GitHub repository]
	* [[/code]] - may not be the latest version
	==Troubleshooting==		==Troubleshooting==
	If you get a blank page (no errors but no manpage either), make sure [[groff]] is installed. The {{l/linux/cmd\|man}} command uses groff for HTML formatting.		If you get a blank page (no errors but no manpage either), make sure [[groff]] is installed. The {{l/linux/cmd\|man}} command uses groff for HTML formatting.
	==Future==		==Future==
	Planned features:		Planned features:
	* return just a summary		* option to return just a summary
	* search manpages by topic or content		* search manpages by topic or content
	* list available manpages		* list available manpages
	* support for crosslinks to other manpages (not sure this is possible)		* support for crosslinks to other manpages (not sure this is possible)
	* [[texinfo]] support		* [[texinfo]] support

Woozle: broken

2017-11-21T21:57:40Z

broken

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	==About==		==About==
	[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows any [[manpage]] (of those installed on the web site's server) to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL.		[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows any [[manpage]] (of those installed on the web site's server) to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL.

			'''''Note''': This extension is broken for newer versions of "man" until I can figure out how to get it to generate HTML output. The option which used to work for this is no longer working. [[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] ([[User talk:Woozle\|talk]]) 16:57, 21 November 2017 (EST)''

	Some examples:		Some examples:

Woozle: troubleshooting hint

2015-02-12T16:53:11Z

troubleshooting hint

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	* [https://github.com/woozalia/Special-ManPage GitHub repository]		* [https://github.com/woozalia/Special-ManPage GitHub repository]
	* [[/code]] - may not be the latest version		* [[/code]] - may not be the latest version
			==Troubleshooting==
			If you get a blank page (no errors but no manpage either), make sure [[groff]] is installed. The {{l/linux/cmd\|man}} command uses groff for HTML formatting.
	==Future==		==Future==
	Planned features:		Planned features:

Woozle: /* About */ tweaks; link to new GitHub repo

2013-08-16T17:35:32Z

About: tweaks; link to new GitHub repo

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:35, 16 August 2013
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	</hide>		</hide>
	==About==		==About==
	[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows [[manpage]]s to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL.		[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows any [[manpage]] (of those installed on the web site's server) to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL.

	Some examples:		Some examples:
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	Manpage contents can also be transcluded, but this may not be particularly useful until some features are added for extracting partial content of manpages rather than returning the entire thing.		Manpage contents can also be transcluded, but this may not be particularly useful until some features are added for extracting partial content of manpages rather than returning the entire thing.
			==Links==
			* [https://github.com/woozalia/Special-ManPage GitHub repository]
			* [[/code]] - may not be the latest version

	* [[/code]]
	==Future==		==Future==
	Planned features:		Planned features:

Woozle: more examples, more clearly formatted

2013-07-22T01:18:19Z

more examples, more clearly formatted

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:18, 22 July 2013
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	</hide>		</hide>
	==About==		==About==
	[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows [[manpage]]s to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page. It makes use of the "man" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL~~, e.g~~. {{l/manpage\|ssh}}. Manpage contents can also be transcluded, but this may not be particularly useful until some features are added for ~~excerpting sections~~ of manpages rather than ~~showing~~ the ~~whole~~ thing.		[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows [[manpage]]s to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page, which is often more readable than the standard terminal-based display. It makes use of the "{{l/manpage\|man}}" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL.

			Some examples:
			* {{l/manpage\|cat}}
			* {{l/manpage\|ssh}}
			* {{l/manpage\|telnet}}

			Manpage contents can also be transcluded, but this may not be particularly useful until some features are added for extracting partial content of manpages rather than returning the entire thing.

	* [[/code]]		* [[/code]]
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	* search manpages by topic or content		* search manpages by topic or content
	* list available manpages		* list available manpages
			* support for crosslinks to other manpages (not sure this is possible)
			* [[texinfo]] support

Woozle: future - planned features

2013-07-22T01:08:21Z

future - planned features

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	* [[/code]]		* [[/code]]
			==Future==
			Planned features:
			* return just a summary
			* search manpages by topic or content
			* list available manpages

Woozle at 01:05, 22 July 2013

2013-07-22T01:05:42Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:05, 22 July 2013
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	</hide>		</hide>
	==About==		==About==
	[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows [[manpage]]s to be displayed within the wiki. It makes use of the "man" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-~~width~~ [[plaintext]].		[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows [[manpage]]s to be displayed within the wiki as a Special page. It makes use of the "man" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-pitch [[plaintext]]. The page to display is requested within the URL, e.g. {{l/manpage\|ssh}}. Manpage contents can also be transcluded, but this may not be particularly useful until some features are added for excerpting sections of manpages rather than showing the whole thing.

	* [[/code]]		* [[/code]]

Woozle: Created page with " page type::article page type::project thing type::software thing type::MediaWiki extension license::open source platform::MediaWiki [[author::Us..."

2013-07-21T21:17:51Z

Created page with "<hide> page type::article page type::project thing type::software thing type::MediaWiki extension license::open source platform::MediaWiki [[author::Us..."

New page

<hide>
[[page type::article]]
[[page type::project]]
[[thing type::software]]
[[thing type::MediaWiki extension]]
[[license::open source]]
[[platform::MediaWiki]]
[[author::User:Woozle]]
</hide>
==About==
[[SpecialManPage]] is a simple extension for [[MediaWiki]] which allows [[manpage]]s to be displayed within the wiki. It makes use of the "man" command's "--html" option which displays output in [[HTML]] instead of fixed-width [[plaintext]].

* [[/code]]