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Starting point: MAN is a document format oriented around a particular office suite or publishing pipeline. Natural next step, a DOKUWIKI. A MAN to DOKUWIKI job turns one office document into another without retyping anything. Styles, pagination and embedded content cross the bridge cleanly because we use the same engine that powers professional document pipelines. Upload a MAN file above, adjust any Advanced options, and download a ready-to-use DOKUWIKI. Background. MAN is a document format oriented around a particular office suite or publishing pipeline. Destination side, DOKUWIKI is a document format oriented around a particular office suite or publishing pipeline.
Unix Man Page
Source formatMan (manual) pages are the standard documentation format for Unix and Linux command-line tools, written in troff/groff markup. They follow a structured layout with NAME, SYNOPSIS, DESCRIPTION, and OPTIONS sections for consistent reference.
DokuWiki Markup
Target formatDokuWiki markup is the wiki syntax used by the DokuWiki engine, a popular flat-file wiki that requires no database. Its syntax is designed for simplicity, storing all content as plain text files with intuitive formatting conventions.
Why convert MAN to DOKUWIKI
Opening MAN in the tool that natively reads DOKUWIKI is rarely clean. Converting upstream rebuilds the document in the target format so headings become headings, lists stay lists, and the receiving tool does not flag layout warnings.
HOW TO CONVERT
MAN → DOKUWIKI
Drop the MAN file
Upload your document — or a ZIP of several documents for batch conversion — through the web form.
Convert through pandoc
Our pandoc-based pipeline opens the MAN, preserves structure and typography, and writes the DOKUWIKI.
Retrieve the document
Click the download button; the DOKUWIKI is delivered as a single file (or ZIP of files for batch jobs).
Common Use Cases
Share across platforms
Send DOKUWIKI files to anyone without worrying about whether they have the right software for MAN.
Embed in documents
Drop DOKUWIKI output into Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Notion or a website without conversion warnings.
Optimize size
DOKUWIKI often produces smaller files than MAN for web, email and storage.
Archive & future-proof
Store in a widely-supported format that will still open on future operating systems without legacy plugins.
MAN vs DOKUWIKI — Strengths and limitations
What each format does best, and where it falls short.
MAN Strengths
- Universal Unix-like OS documentation since 1971.
- Plain text with simple troff markup — tiny files.
- Section system cleanly separates commands from APIs from config files.
- Renders to terminal, PostScript, HTML, or PDF.
- Every Unix programmer knows the format.
Limitations
- Terse by design — bad for tutorials or beginner-friendly intros.
- Troff syntax is arcane and difficult for modern authors.
- No interactive examples or live-editable snippets.
DOKUWIKI Strengths
- No database — just flat files.
- Easy syntax.
- Git-friendly.
- Simple self-hosting.
Limitations
- Scales poorly past ~10 000 pages.
- Smaller community than MediaWiki.
- Limited standardization.
MAN vs DOKUWIKI — Technical specifications
Side-by-side comparison of the technical details.
MAN
- MIME type
- text/troff
- Extensions
- .man, .1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8
- Markup
- troff / groff with mdoc or man macro package
- Renderer
- groff + less (terminal), groff → PostScript/PDF/HTML
- First shipped
- Unix First Edition (1971)
DOKUWIKI
- MIME type
- text/x-dokuwiki
- Extension
- .dokuwiki, .txt (stored)
- Native engine
- DokuWiki (PHP)
| Specification | MAN | DOKUWIKI |
|---|---|---|
| MIME type | text/troff | text/x-dokuwiki |
| Extensions | .man, .1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8 | — |
| Markup | troff / groff with mdoc or man macro package | — |
| Renderer | groff + less (terminal), groff → PostScript/PDF/HTML | — |
| First shipped | Unix First Edition (1971) | — |
| Extension | — | .dokuwiki, .txt (stored) |
| Native engine | — | DokuWiki (PHP) |
MAN vs DOKUWIKI — Typical file sizes
Approximate file sizes for common scenarios.
MAN
- Single command man page 2-15 KB
- Complex tool (e.g., bash man) 80-200 KB
DOKUWIKI
- Typical wiki page 2-50 KB
Quality & Compatibility
Headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, hyperlinks and inline images all survive the conversion with their semantic structure intact. Rare features unique to MAN — legacy macros, form fields, obscure frame styles — are flattened to static content where no direct DOKUWIKI equivalent exists. Tracked changes, where both formats support them, transfer cleanly.
Tips for Best Results
- Round-tripping between MAN and DOKUWIKI (converting back and forth) can accumulate small formatting drift — do one conversion and stay in that format.
- If the MAN has tracked changes, accept or reject them before converting to avoid surprises in the DOKUWIKI output.
- Very long documents split cleanly at existing section breaks; add section breaks deliberately if you need precise page boundaries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, as long as the fonts are standard (system fonts or common office fonts like Arial, Calibri, Times, Helvetica). Custom corporate fonts survive if they are embedded in the source document; otherwise the conversion substitutes the closest available match, which can shift line breaks by a character or two.
Yes. Inline images are embedded into the DOKUWIKI at full resolution, editable tables become native DOKUWIKI tables, and hyperlinks keep their URLs. Complex features unique to MAN — macros, form fields, track-changes — are mapped where an equivalent exists in DOKUWIKI and flattened into static content otherwise.
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