---
name: "wikiman"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wikiman"
version: "2.14.1-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wikiman"
---

# wikiman(1)

Offline search engine for manual pages, Arch Wiki, Gentoo Wiki and other documentation.

## NAME

**wikiman** - Offline search engine for manual pages, Arch Wiki, Gentoo Wiki and other documentation.

## SYNOPSIS

**wikiman** \[-q\] \[-a\] \[-p\] \[-k\] \[-c\]\
\
         \[-l \<comma separated languages\>\] \[-s \<comma separated sources\>\]\
\
         \[-f \<fuzzy finder\>\] \[-H \<html viewer\>\] \[-R\] \<keyword\>...\
 **wikiman** -S\
 **wikiman** -W \<shell\>\
 **wikiman** -v\
 **wikiman** -h

If no keywords are provided, show all pages.

## DESCRIPTION

Wikiman is an offline search engine for manual pages, Arch Wiki, Gentoo Wiki and other documentation.

Wikiman provides an easy interface for browsing documentation without the need to be exact and connected to the internet. This is achieved by utilizing full text search for wikis, partial name and description matching for man pages, and fuzzy filtering for search results.

## OPTIONS

**-l** \<comma separated languages\>\
 search language(s)\
 default: en

**-s** \<comma separated sources\>\
 sources to use\
 default: (all available)

**-f** \<fuzzy finder\>\
 fuzzy finder to use\
 default: fzf

**-q**\
 enable quick search mode

**-a**\
 enable AND operator mode

**-p**\
 disable quick result preview

**-k**\
 keep open after viewing a result

**-c**\
 show source column

**-H** \<html viewer\>\
 viewer for HTML pages\
 default: w3m

**-R**\
 print raw output

**-S**\
 list available sources and exit

**-W** \<shell\>\
 print widget code for specified shell and exit

**-v**\
 print version and exit

**-h**\
 display help and exit

## CONFIGURATION:

Default user configuration file location: *~/.config/wikiman/wikiman.conf* (if XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME is not set).

System-wide configuration location: */etc/wikiman.conf*

### Sources

sources =

### Fuzzy finder

fuzzy\_finder = fzf

### Quick search mode

quick\_search = false

### AND operator mode

and\_operator = false

### Raw output

raw\_output = false

### Language(s)

man\_lang = en

wiki\_lang = en

**List all man languages besides English (en):**\
 find '/usr/share/man' -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name 'man\*' -printf '%P '

**List all Arch Wiki languages:**\
 find '/usr/share/doc/arch-wiki/html' -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf '%P '

**List all FreeBSD Documentation languages:**\
 find '/usr/share/doc/freebsd-docs' -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf '%P '

### TUI preview

tui\_preview = true

### TUI keep open

tui\_keep\_open = false

### TUI show source column

tui\_source\_column = false

### TUI viewer for HTML pages

tui\_html = w3m

## ADDITIONAL SOURCES:

Default user sources directory: *~/.config/wikiman/sources* (if XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME is not set).

System-wide sources directory: */usr/share/wikiman/sources*

### Installing a source:

To install an additional source called \<name\>, download it using Wikiman's Makefile:

sudo make install source-\<name\>