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<B>mdocml</B> – mdoc macro compiler,

<B>mdocml</B> – mdoc macro compiler, current version @VERSION@ (@VDATE@)

current version <SPAN CLASS="attn">@VERSION@</SPAN> (<SPAN class="attn">@VDATE@</SPAN>)

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Sources: <A HREF="/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz">current</A>,

<A HREF="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/?cvsroot=mdocml">cvsweb</A>

(<A HREF="/snapshots/">archives</A>)

Binaries: <A

HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip">windows 32-bit</A>, <A

HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win64.zip">windows 64-bit</A>, <A

HREF="/binaries/mdocml-macosx.zip">mac os x</A>

(<A HREF="/binaries/">archives</A>)

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<A NAME="description">Description</A>

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<SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> consists of the <A HREF="mandoc.3.html">libmandoc</A> validating compiler and <A

HREF="mandoc.1.html">mandoc</A>, which interfaces with the compiler library to format output for UNIX terminals (with

support for wide-character locales), XHTML, HTML, PostScript, and PDF.

It also includes <A HREF="preconv.1.html">preconv</A>, for recoding multibyte manuals; and <A

It also includes <A HREF="preconv.1.html">preconv</A>, for recoding multibyte manuals;

HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A>, for indexing manuals.

<A HREF="demandoc.1.html">demandoc</A>, for emitting only text parts of manuals;

<A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A>, for indexing manuals; and

<A HREF="apropos.1.html">apropos</A>, for semantic search of manual content.

It is a <A CLASS="external" HREF="http://bsd.lv/">BSD.lv</A> project.

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<I>Disambiguation</I>: <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is often referred to by its installed binary, <Q>mandoc</Q>.

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<A NAME="sources">Sources</A>

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<SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is in plain-old ANSI C and should build and run on any modern system.

<SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is in plain-old ANSI C and should build and run on any modern system; however, you'll

To build and install into <I>/usr/local/</I>, just run <CODE>make install</CODE>.

need <A HREF="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/berkeleydb/overview/index.html">libdb</A> to build <A

Be aware: if you have an existing groff installation, this may overwrite its <B>preconv</B> binary.

HREF="apropos.1.html">apropos</A> and <A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A> (this is installed by default on BSD UNIX

The <A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A> utility is not yet linked to the build; please <A HREF="#contact">contact

systems — see the <I>Makefile</I> if you're running Linux). To build and install into <I>/usr/local/</I>, just

us</A> if you plan to use it.

run <CODE>make install</CODE>. Be careful: the <B>preconv</B> and <B>apropos</B> binary names are usually taken by

existing utilities.

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<TD>Current</TD>

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<A HREF="/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz">/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz</A> (<A HREF="/snapshots/mdocml.md5">md5</A>)

</TD>

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<TD>Archives</TD>

<TD>

<A HREF="/snapshots/">/snapshots/</A>

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<TD>Online Repository</TD>

<TD>

<A HREF="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/?cvsroot=mdocml">cvsweb</A>

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<A NAME="binaries">Binaries</A>

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Binary archives consist of pre-compiled binaries, manuals, and other necessary files.

Universal (Mac OS X) binaries are compiled for the PCC, i386, and x86_64 architectures.

Windows binaries are compiled with <A CLASS="external" HREF="http://www.mingw.org">MingW</A> for the 32-bit (i686) and

64-bit (x86_64) architectures.

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<TD>Windows 32-bit</TD>

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<A HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip">/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip</A>

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<TD>Windows 64-bit</TD>

<TD>

<A HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win64.zip">/binaries/mdocml-win64.zip</A>

</TD>

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<TD>Mac OS X Universal Binary</TD>

<TD>

<A HREF="/binaries/mdocml-macosx.zip">/binaries/mdocml-macosx.zip</A>

</TD>

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<TD>Archives</TD>

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<A HREF="/binaries/">/binaries/</A>

</TD>

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Downstream

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Several systems come bundled with <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> utilities.

If your system does not appear below, the maintainers have not contacted me and it should not be considered

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Please <A HREF="#contact">contact us</A> if you plan on maintaining a downstream version!

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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="apropos.1.html">apropos(1)</A></TD>

search the manual page database

(<A HREF="apropos.1.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="apropos.1.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="apropos.1.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="apropos.1.ps">ps</A>)

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="demandoc.1.html">demandoc(1)</A></TD>

emit only text of UNIX manuals

(<A HREF="demandoc.1.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="demandoc.1.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="demandoc.1.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="demandoc.1.ps">ps</A>)

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandoc.1.html">mandoc(1)</A></TD>

format and display UNIX manuals

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="mandoc.1.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc.1.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc.1.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc.1.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="mandoc.1.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb(8)</A></TD>

index UNIX manuals

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="mandocdb.8.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="mandocdb.8.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="mandocdb.8.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="mandocdb.8.ps">postscript</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="preconv.1.html">preconv(1)</A></TD>

recode multibyte UNIX manuals

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="preconv.1.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="preconv.1.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="preconv.1.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="preconv.1.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="preconv.1.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandoc.3.html">mandoc(3)</A></TD>

mandoc macro compiler library

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="mandoc.3.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc.3.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc.3.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc.3.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="mandoc.3.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

man language reference

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="man.7.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="man.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="man.7.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="man.7.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="man.7.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

eqn-mandoc language reference

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="eqn.7.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="eqn.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="eqn.7.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="eqn.7.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="eqn.7.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandoc_char.7.html">mandoc_char(7)</A></TD>

mandoc special characters

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="mandoc_char.7.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc_char.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc_char.7.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="mandoc_char.7.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="mandoc_char.7.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

mdoc language reference

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="mdoc.7.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="mdoc.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="mdoc.7.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="mdoc.7.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="mdoc.7.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

roff-mandoc language reference

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="roff.7.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="roff.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="roff.7.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="roff.7.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="roff.7.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

tbl-mandoc language reference

<SMALL>

(<A HREF="tbl.7.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="tbl.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="tbl.7.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="tbl.7.ps">postscript</A>)

<A HREF="tbl.7.ps">ps</A>)

</SMALL>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb(8)</A></TD>

index UNIX manuals

(<A HREF="mandocdb.8.txt">text</A> |

<A HREF="mandocdb.8.xhtml">xhtml</A> |

<A HREF="mandocdb.8.pdf">pdf</A> |

<A HREF="mandocdb.8.ps">ps</A>)

</TD>

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<A NAME="contact">Contact</A>

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Use the mailing lists for bug-reports, patches, questions, etc. (these require subscription). Please check the

Use the mailing lists for bug-reports, patches, questions, etc. Please check the

<A HREF="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/TODO?cvsroot=mdocml">TODO</A> for known issues

before posting. Beyond that, contact Kristaps at <A

before posting. All lists are subscription-only: send a blank e-mail to the listed address to subscribe. Beyond that,

HREF="http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01M6h_w7twDp58ZgH57eWC_w==&c=Q2DBUt401ePlSeupJFrq_Q==" TITLE="Reveal

contact Kristaps at <A HREF="http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01M6h_w7twDp58ZgH57eWC_w==&c=Q2DBUt401ePlSeupJFrq_Q==" TITLE="Reveal

this e-mail address">kris...</A>@bsd.lv.

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bug-reports, general questions, and announcements

<SMALL>(<A HREF="/archives/discuss/summary.html">archive</A>)</SMALL>

(<A HREF="/archives/discuss/">archive</A>)

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patches and system discussions

<SMALL>(<A HREF="/archives/tech/summary.html">archive</A>)</SMALL>

(<A HREF="/archives/tech/">archive</A>)

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source commit messages

<SMALL>(<A HREF="/archives/source/summary.html">archive</A>)</SMALL>

(<A HREF="/archives/source/">archive</A>)

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08-10-2011: version 1.12.0

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<P>

This version features a new, work-in-progress <A HREF="mandoc.1.html">mandoc</A> output mode: -<B>Tman</B>. This mode

allows a system maintainer to distribute <A HREF="man.7.html">man</A> media for older systems that may not natively

support <A HREF="mdoc.7.html">mdoc</A>, such as old Solaris systems.

The -<B>Ofragment</B> option was added to <A HREF="mandoc.1.html">mandoc</A>'s -<B>Thtml</B> and -<B>Txhtml</B> modes.

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While adding features, an <A HREF="apropos.1.html">apropos</A> utility has been merged from the mandoc-tools sandbox.

This interfaces with <A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A> for semantic search of manual content. <A

HREF="apropos.1.html">apropos</A> is different from the traditional <B>apropos</B> primarily in allowing keyword search

(such as for functions, utilities, etc.) and regular expressions.

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<P>

In documentation news, the <A HREF="mdoc.7.html">mdoc</A> and <A HREF="man.7.html">man</A> manuals have been made

considerably more readable by adding <I>MACRO OVERVIEW</I> sections, by moving the gory details of the <I>LANGUAGE

SYNTAX</I> to the <A HREF="roff.7.html">roff</A> manual, and by moving the very technical <I>MACRO SYNTAX</I> sections

down to the bottom of the page.

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Furthermore, for <A HREF="tbl.7.html">tbl</A>, the -<B>Tascii</B> mode horizontal spacing of tables was rewritten

completely. It is now compatible with <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/" CLASS="external">groff</A>, both

with and without frames and rulers. Nesting of indented blocks is now supported in <A HREF="man.7.html">man</A>, and

several bugs were fixed regarding indentation and alignment. The page headers in <A HREF="mdoc.7.html">mdoc</A> are now

nicer for very long titles.

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02-09-2011: version 1.11.7

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Added <A HREF="demandoc.1.html">demandoc</A> utility for stripping away macros and escapes. This replaces the

historical <CODE>deroff</CODE> utility. Also improved the <A HREF="mdoc.7.html">mdoc</A> and <A HREF="man.7.html">man</A> manuals.

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16-08-2011: version 1.11.6

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This is also the first release featuring a distributed Windows binary, available at <A

HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip">/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip</A>.

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12-07-2011: version 1.11.4

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Bug-fixes and clean-ups across all systems, especially in <INS><A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A></INS> <DEL>makewhatis</DEL> (note: still not

connected to the general build and must be compiled with <INS><CODE>make mandocdb</CODE></INS> <DEL><CODE>make makewhatis</CODE></DEL>) and the <A

HREF="man.7.html">man</A> parser. This release was significantly assisted by participants in <A CLASS="external"

HREF="http://www.openbsd.org">OpenBSD</A>'s c2k11. Thanks!

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See <A HREF="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/index.sgml?cvsroot=mdocml">cvsweb</A> for

CVSweb