- Open the man page for the word under cursor or selected.
- Move quickly by following links inside the man page.
- Search the manual pages for names and descriptions (apropos).
This extension requires man to be installed and working from the integrated terminal.
You may configure the command to execute the man binary with the man.path setting
The extension accepts the following configuration parameters:
| setting | description | default |
|---|---|---|
| manpages.binary.path | Path of the man binary | man |
| manpages.binary.args | Arguments passed to man | |
| manpages.apropos.path | Path of the apropos binary | apropos |
| manpages.apropos.args | Arguments passed to apropos | |
| manpages.openAsSplit | Open the manpage result in a split tab | true |
| manpages.editorMenuShortcutPosition | Specifies the position of the 'Open page' command in the editor context menu | navigation |
| manpages.enableSyntaxHighlighting | Enable syntax highlighting for manpages | true |
For example, on Windows with WSL you may use the setting "manpages.binary.path": "wsl man".
Moreover, you can pass additional arguments to man, like "--manpath=/some/path", "--locale=fr", etc. The complete list depends on the OS, and you can find it by running man --help.