macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install mandownlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add mandownAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mandown · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mandownnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/mandown/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S mandownArch Linux sync databases · mandown · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install mandownopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mandown · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Man-page inspired Markdown viewer
历史
项目历史与用法
mandown is a man-page-inspired Markdown pager written in C. Its installed command is `mdn`, and the README positions it as a terminal viewer for README files, manual-like Markdown, and local Markdown documents.
项目历史
The public GitHub tag history shows early 0.x releases in May 2020, a 1.0.0 tag in June 2020, a 1.0.4 tag in October 2021, and renewed 1.0.5.x maintenance tags in 2025. The README notes a name change in which the executable became `mdn`.
Development has focused on a small C terminal application with ncurses, libxml2, and libconfig dependencies, plus a static/shared library embedding interface for applications that want to render Markdown.
采用历史
mandown's adoption is niche but visible: the README documents Homebrew installation, and package-manager metadata shows availability in Homebrew and several Linux-oriented package collections. The GitHub repository has a few hundred stars, consistent with a small terminal utility rather than core system infrastructure.
Its appeal is strongest among users who like the `man` reading model and want Markdown to feel like local terminal documentation rather than a browser format.
使用方式
The normal usage is `mdn sample.md` or `mdn <file>`, with keyboard controls inspired by pagers such as `less` and `vim`: movement with arrows or `j`/`k`, page movement with space/backspace or page keys, hyperlink inspection, mouse scrolling, and `q` to exit.
The README documents a user customization file at `~/.config/mdn/mdnrc` and control schemes including mdn, vim, and less, with less being the default at the time described.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
mandown is package-nerd interesting because it occupies a tiny terminal niche: render Markdown like a manual page without pulling in a browser, Electron app, or large documentation stack.
For packagers, the important details are the executable rename to `mdn`, the ncurses/libxml2/libconfig dependencies, and the user config path under XDG-style config.
时间线
- 2020: Early 0.2 and 0.3 tags were published in May.
- 2020: v1.0.0 was tagged in June.
- 2021: v1.0.4 was tagged with a DEBUG-section fix.
- 2025: v1.0.5.x tags updated README/dependencies and fixed Fedora/libxml2 and return-code issues.
Related projects
- mandown overlaps with terminal pagers, Markdown renderers, and man-page-style viewers.
- Its package-manager neighbors include tools such as `glow`, `mdless`, `less`, and traditional `man`, though mandown's official sources describe it specifically as a C, man-page-inspired Markdown viewer.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 2 个运行时依赖。
- 构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/mdn/mdnrc
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
mdn | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本1.0.5.2
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
- 信息No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Titor8115/mandownnone 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:mandown |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.0.5.2 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mandown |
| 主页 | https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown#readme |
| 许可证 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.5.2.tar.gz |
| 依赖 | libconfig, ncurses |
| 构建依赖 | pkgconf |
| macOS 提供的库 | libxml2 |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mandown |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Nix95%
mandown
nix profile install nixpkgs#mandown- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Mandown
apk95%
mandown 1.1.0-r0
Create man pages from markdown markup
https://gitlab.com/kornelski/mandown
sudo apk add mandown- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mandown
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Mandown
pacman95%
mandown 1.1.0-2
Create man pages from markdown markup
https://gitlab.com/kornelski/mandown
sudo pacman -S mandown- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Mandown
zypper95%
mandown 1.1.0-1.1
A man page generator for markdown markup files
https://gitlab.com/kornelski/mandown
sudo zypper install mandown- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Development/Tools/Doc Generators
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mandown
- 2 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Mandown
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment