Re: Man pages server code, anyone?

Putz.parc@xerox.com
Mon, 28 Sep 1992 10:42:41 PDT


Hi Tim,

I don't have a man page to HTML filter, but I did hack together a simple
man page http server implemented in C-shell. The man pages are just
formatted by the man command (using nroff) and presented as <PLAINTEXT>.
Here is a sample session:

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PARC Unix Manual Search
UNIX HELP

Enter keywords to find Unix manual pages

or select a man page[1] by name or return to the PARC Web[2]
[End]

FIND <keywords>, 1-2, Back, Quit, or Help: f www

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PARC Unix Manuals: www
WWW

Select a man page[1] or return to the PARC Web[2] or enter another keyword

viola[3] (1) X-Windows World-Wide Web (WWW) browser

www[4] (1) World-Wide Web line-mode browser
[End]

FIND <keywords>, 1-4, Back, Quit, or Help: 4

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PARC Unix Manual: 1 www
WWW

Enter a keyword or select a man page[1] by name or return to the PARC Web[2]

www(1) USER COMMANDS www(1)

NAME
www - World-Wide Web line-mode browser

SYNOPSIS
www [options] [docaddress [keywords]]

DESCRIPTION
The World-Wide Web line-mode browser allows you to find
information by following references and/or by using key-
words.

References are numbers in [brackets] after particular
phrases. Type the number and RETURN for more information on
FIND <keywords>, 1-2, Back, <RETURN> for more, Quit, or Help: q
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