What is .man?
- Name
- Unix Manual Page
- Extension
- .man
- Format
- Text
- Category
- Document
- Developer
- AT&T Bell Labs
- Description
- A Unix Manual Page (.man) file contains documentation text formatted with troff/groff macros, typically using the man or mdoc macro package. These files are the source for the 'man' command documentation system used on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. They describe commands, system calls, library functions, and other system components.
- MIME Type
- application/x-troff-man
- Sample
- sample.man
- Wikipedia
- .man on Wikipedia