---
name: "mpiman"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mpich"
version: "1.2.1-16"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mpiman"
---

# mpiman(1)

Starts reader for MPI man pages in Unix man or Web HTML format

## NAME

mpiman -  Starts reader for MPI man pages in Unix man or Web HTML format

## DESCRIPTION

The  *mpiman* command gives access to the MPI manual pages in both UNIX man and Web HTML format.  By default,  *mpiman* uses xman, the X Window System manual browser to read the man pages.  By providing a command-line argument to  *mpiman* , you can choose a different browser. The Web HTML format provides hot links between related routines and with the MPI standard.

## COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS

- **-xmosaic**

  \- Use the  *xmosaic* Web browser.

- **-mosaic**

  \- Use the  *mosaic* Web browser.   *xmosaic* and  *mosaic* are often the same program

- **-netscape**

  \- Use the  *netscape* Web browser.

- **-xman**

  \- Use the X Window System xman Unix man browser

- **-man**

  \- Use the man program (e.g.,  *mpiman -man MPI\_Send* )

## LOCATION

/home/MPI/mansrc/commands