---
name: "netscape-man"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "man2html"
version: "1.5-23.2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/netscape-man"
---

# netscape-man(1)

format and display the on-line manual pages

## NAME

netscape-man - format and display the on-line manual pages

## SYNOPSIS

**netscape-man** \[ *section* \] *name*\
 **netscape-man** \[ *section* \] \[ intro \]

## DESCRIPTION

The  **netscape-man** script is an interface to [**man2html**(8)](/man2html/8.md) that allows you to enter man page requests at the command line and view the output in [**netscape**(1)](/netscape/1.md). If you are already running netscape, the script will pass the request to the existing browser.  You can can use your shell to alias the name to something shorter if you wish.

Supply the section and page name, or the page name only.

Supplying just the section name will cause a name-only index for that section to be presented.

Supplying the section name and the word "intro" will cause the name-subject index for that section to be presented.

## SEE ALSO

[**netscape**(1)](/netscape/1.md), [**man2html**(8)](/man2html/8.md), [**man**(1)](/man/1.md).

http://www.mcom.com/newsref/std/x-remote.html