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Description:
Build man pages from Markdown

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.10.1@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 26, 2025

Links: Homepage | GitHub | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 94 | Forks: 17 | Language: Ruby | Category: Developer tools

Tags: documentation markdown man-pages ruby cli

Install: brew install ronn-ng

About:
Ronn-ng is a tool that converts Markdown text into Unix manual pages (man pages). It is a fork of the original Ronn project, offering modern enhancements like UTF-8 support and better integration with build tools. This allows developers to write documentation in easy-to-read Markdown and generate standard system documentation.

Key Features:

Markdown to roff conversion
UTF-8 character support
HTML generation alongside man pages
Rakefile integration

Use Cases:

Generating man pages for command-line tools
Maintaining documentation in Markdown format

Alternatives:

ronn – Ronn-ng is an actively maintained fork with bug fixes and modern features.
kramdown-man – A Ruby gem that converts Markdown to man pages, but with a different syntax focus.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 26, 2025 6:26pm	0.10.1	1	VERSION_BUMP	01af5c60
Sep 15, 2025 4:15pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	5d1bf56d
Dec 26, 2024 5:42pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	3f6780dd
Sep 14, 2024 1:46am		0	VERSION_BUMP	6a69e975
May 19, 2024 3:16pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	eebc23e6
May 19, 2024 11:34am		0	VERSION_BUMP	d6a28c5b