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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:15:03 UTC
The branch main has been updated by wosch:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=90304927face6771f313e30409d6d347e145a78c
commit 90304927face6771f313e30409d6d347e145a78c
Author: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-09-17 17:44:47 +0000
Commit: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-09-17 17:44:47 +0000
man.cgi: add new section "Output formats"
---
website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi | 16 ++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi b/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi
index cb20d2441a..7806b6d386 100755
--- a/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi
+++ b/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi
@@ -2565,6 +2565,18 @@ much smaller.
<li>socket(2) manpage: <a href="$full_url?socket(2)">$full_url?socket(2)</a></li>
</ul>
+<h2>Output formats</h2>
+<p>
+Manual pages can be rendered in three formats: HTML (the default), plain
+ASCII text, or PDF. Choose a format from the drop-down on the query page,
+or select it directly in a URL with the "format" parameter.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Note that some operating systems only provide preformatted manual pages
+(catpages), e.g., older NetBSD and OpenBSD releases - for these, PDF output is not available.
+</p>
+
<h2>Updates</h2>
<p>
The FreeBSD stable/NN, current, and Ports manual pages are updated
@@ -2574,16 +2586,12 @@ every three months, usually around the time a new FreeBSD version is released.
Other operating system manual pages are updated as needed.
</p>
-
<h2>FAQ</h2>
<ul>
<li>Get the <a href="https://cgit.freebsd.org/doc/tree/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi">source</a> of the man.cgi script.</li>
<li>Troff macros work only if defined in FreeBSD/groff. OS-specific
macros like "appeared in NetBSD version 1.2" are not supported.</li>
-<li>Some OSs provide only formatted manual pages (catpages), e.g.,
-older NetBSD and OpenBSD releases. In this case it is not possible to create Postscript
-and troff output.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/share/misc/bsd-family-tree">
Unix family tree, BSD part</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://ports.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi">