Easy Unix Help: Manpower

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Search, Browse and Read Man Pages: Fast and Easy!

Manpower is a man page GUI for Mac OS X. Man pages are the main system of Unix software documentation, offering descriptions of the functionality and methods of the various Unix command-line programs. Man pages are typically accessed in the Unix terminal--but this is cumbersome. It takes a lot of typing to search and read man pages in the Unix console. Manpower provides a simple, elegant three-pane interface that makes reading man pages as easy as reading e-mail.

See the Difference!

Man pages in the Unix console.

Man pages in the Manpower GUI.

Why Manpower?

Manpower compared to Terminal and other man page viewers:

Clean, three-pane interface: Reading man pages is as easy as reading e-mail.
Search, browse, display, and save new man pages in a single window.
Thorough user documentation via the "Help" menu.
"I really appreciate seeing gems such as Manpower...Thanks again for a nice, helpful product." --Jean-Louis Gassée, General Partner, Allegis Capital

Get Manpower

To install Manpower, download the latest version. It can be installed anywhere on your machine. The download is a 30-day demo; you can purchase a license to use the program past the 30-day trial period. Mac OS X 10.5 is the minimum supported platform.

Upgrading Manpower from Earlier Versions

Manpower 3.1 is a free upgrade to users with a valid serial number from version 1.x.

What's New in Version 3.1

Can now enter specific man pages in entry field for display.
Can now bookmark specific man pages.
Now includes support for AppleScript and Services.
Main window behavior now fully conforms to Mac UI standards: window hides when closed or via Command-W, and minimizes via Command-M.
Various bug fixes and UI improvements.