cppman ☆

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Description:
C++ 98/11/14/17/20 manual pages from cplusplus.com and cppreference.com

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.5.9@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: c++ documentation cli man-pages developer-tools

Install: brew install cppman

About:
cppman is a utility that fetches and displays C++ documentation in a terminal-friendly man page format. It sources reference material from both cplusplus.com and cppreference.com, allowing developers to quickly access API details without leaving their command-line environment.

Key Features:

Fetches documentation from cplusplus.com and cppreference.com
Caches pages locally for fast offline access
Integrates with the standard `man` command for familiar navigation
Supports C++ standards from 98 through 20

Use Cases:

Quickly looking up C++ class or function definitions while coding in a terminal
Browsing documentation on remote servers without a GUI

Alternatives:

zeal – Zeal is a GUI-based offline documentation browser, whereas cppman is strictly command-line focused.
devdocs-cli – Devdocs-cli accesses the DevDocs.io database, while cppman specifically targets C++ references from cplusplus.com and cppreference.com.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 10, 2024 7:02pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	8fbfcc09