---
name: "KayaDoc.toMan"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/KayaDoc.toMan"
---

# KayaDoc.toMan(3kaya)

Convert API documentation to man page format

## NAME

KayaDoc::toMan - Convert API documentation to man page format

## SYNOPSIS

**String toMan(** *ElementTree div, String modname, String authors* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**div** The API documentation for a function, data type or exception

**modname** The current module

**authors** A string in man page format describing the authorship of the data type

## DESCRIPTION

Converts API documentation to man page format. This function rarely needs to be called directly except when using **KayaDoc.moduleSummary (3kaya)**

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**KayaDoc.describeDataMan (3kaya)**

**KayaDoc.describeExceptionMan (3kaya)**

**KayaDoc.describeFunctionMan (3kaya)**