How to install txt2man on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Convert flat ASCII text to man page format
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | ✓ | — | 1.7.1 |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 7 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
txt2man is a shell script using gnu awk, that should run on any Unix-like system. The syntax of the ASCII text is very straightforward and looks very much like the output of the man(1) program.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
txt2man on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 10
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install txt2man
Package downloads require an active GetPageSpeed subscription — one repository for txt2man and 3,000+ more packages across every maintained Enterprise Linux release.
Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install txt2man on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install txt2man (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is txt2man available for?
txt2man is available for RHEL 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is txt2man compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.