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# help2man
> Produce simple man pages from an executable's `--help` and `--version` output.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/help2man>.
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- Generate a man page for an executable:
`help2man {{executable}}`
- Specify the "name" paragraph in the man page:
`help2man {{executable}} --name {{name}}`
- Specify the section for the man page (defaults to 1):
`help2man {{executable}} --section {{section}}`
- Output to a file instead of stdout:
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`help2man {{executable}} --output {{path/to/file}}`
- Display detailed help:
`help2man --help`