The article introduces Lowdown's new support for generating manpages from Markdown, aiming to simplify the traditionally complex process of writing Unix manual pages. It highlights the challenges of using mdoc or man macros directly and positions Lowdown as a more accessible alternative. This update is targeted at developers who want to document their software without dealing with the intricacies of roff-based formatting languages.
Background
Manpages are the standard documentation format on Unix-like systems, traditionally written in roff-based languages like mdoc or man, which have a steep learning curve. Lowdown is a Markdown processor that now adds support for generating these manpages from simpler Markdown source.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Mar 12, 2026 at 05:31 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10