manpage -> html

[Fbsd8]

Polytropon wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:52:06 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote:
>> OK let me be more specific.
>> Using just commands that are in the base system.
>> IE; come with the 9.1 system
> 
> Very well:
> 
> zcat `man -w ls` | groff -Thtml -dpaper=a4 -P-pa4 > ls.html
> 
> zcat `man -w ls` | groff -Thtml > ls.html
> 
> However, the output looks a bit strange here (tested with lynx
> and Opera), so maybe some additional options are required. I've
> just derived this from my man2pdf script and read "man groff"
> for the -T parameter.
> 
> 

       zcat `man -w ls` | groff -T html > ls.html

That kind of worked. It did create html code but it dropped all the 
indentations and blank lines. .Pp commands in the man page source.