Man Page to PDF Converter - Unix Manual to PDF Online

Convert Unix man pages to PDF documents. Transform groff/troff manual pages into printable PDFs. Browser-based, no installation needed.

Tip: Get man page files from /usr/share/man/ on Linux/macOS. Decompress .gz files first.

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Accepts .1, .2, .3, .man, .roff, .txt files

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Frequently Asked Questions

Man pages are the standard documentation format for Unix/Linux commands and system calls. They use groff/troff markup and are accessed via the 'man' command.

PDFs are easier to read offline, print, share with colleagues, or archive. Great for creating reference documentation or training materials from system manuals.

Standard groff/troff man page format (.1, .2, .3, etc. sections), as well as raw roff source files. Both BSD and GNU man page styles work.

Yes. Section headers, bold/italic text, indentation, tables, and code examples all convert to appropriate PDF formatting.

On Linux/macOS, find them in /usr/share/man/. For example: /usr/share/man/man1/ls.1.gz. Decompress .gz files before converting.

Yes. All standard sections (NAME, SYNOPSIS, DESCRIPTION, OPTIONS, etc.) are recognized and formatted with proper headers in the PDF.

Currently single-file conversion. For multiple pages, combine them in a text editor or convert each separately and merge the PDFs.

References to other man pages (like 'see ls(1)') appear as formatted text. They don't become clickable links in the PDF.

Yes. All conversion happens in your browser using WebAssembly. No files are uploaded to any server.

UTF-8 encoded man pages with international characters are supported. The PDF output preserves proper character rendering.

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