macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install texi2mdoclocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install texi2mdoc with Homebrew, Nix
Convert Texinfo data to mdoc input. Version 0.1.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#texi2mdocnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/texi2mdoc/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Convert Texinfo data to mdoc input
Project links
Commands and aliases
- texi2mdoc
history
Project history and usage
texi2mdoc is a small mandoc-family command-line converter for turning GNU Texinfo source into mdoc(7), the BSD manual-page macro language. Its history is closely tied to mandoc's effort to reduce dependence on groff-era documentation tooling in Unix package ecosystems.
Project history
The mandoc development history records work on texi2mdoc beginning on 2015-02-16, credited to Kristaps Dzonsons, as a converter from texinfo(5) to mdoc(7). The mandoc homepage later listed texi2mdoc alongside pod2mdoc and docbook2mdoc as companion utilities for translating non-mdoc documentation formats into native BSD manual markup.
Adoption history
texi2mdoc has remained a niche tool rather than a broad application platform. Its adoption is most visible in source-based packaging and documentation maintenance contexts where maintainers prefer checked-in mdoc manuals over generated Info files or heavier documentation build chains.
How it is used
Package maintainers use texi2mdoc when upstream documentation is written in Texinfo but the target distribution wants mdoc(7) manual pages that can be rendered and checked by mandoc. It sits in the same workflow family as pod2mdoc and docbook2mdoc: conversion first, then manual review and packaging.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, texi2mdoc matters because it bridges GNU-style Texinfo documentation and BSD-style manual-page culture. It is small, single-purpose, and useful when a port wants native manpages without carrying a large Texinfo runtime path.
Timeline
- 2015: mandoc development history records the start of texi2mdoc work as a texinfo(5) to mdoc(7) converter.
- 2015 onward: texi2mdoc is distributed as a mandoc companion utility for documentation conversion.
Related projects
- mandoc provides the mdoc/man compiler and documentation-tooling context for texi2mdoc.
- GNU Texinfo is the source documentation format texi2mdoc converts from.
- pod2mdoc and docbook2mdoc are sibling conversion utilities in the mandoc ecosystem.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
texi2mdoc | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://mandoc.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mandoc.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:texi2mdoc |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/texi2mdoc |
| Homepage | https://mandoc.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc/ |
| Repository | https://cvsweb.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc |
| Upstream docs | https://mandoc.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc |
| License | ISC |
| Source archive | https://mandoc.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc/snapshots/texi2mdoc-0.1.2.tgz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | texi2mdoc |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
texi2mdoc
nix profile install nixpkgs#texi2mdoc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2mdoc
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment