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Manpower is a Mac OS X graphical user interface to the main system of Unix software documentation, the man page. Man pages are concise but thorough descriptions of the functionality and methods of the various Unix command-line programs; there may be hundreds of such programs installed on a Unix or Linux system. Man pages are typically accessed in the Unix terminal by typing the phrase "man program," with "program" being the specific name of the Unix tool you are trying to learn more about.
While accessing the man page system in this manner is efficient, it has limitations. It is difficult to read documentation in the Unix console; the type is usually very small, and can only be read one screen at a time, making scrolling and skimming through the material a tedious process. Manpower provides a simple, elegant three-pane interface that makes reading man pages as easy as reading e-mail.
Manpower compared to Terminal and other man page viewers:
- Clean, three-pane interface: Reading man pages is as easy as reading e-mail.
- Search, browse, display, and save new man pages in a single window.
- Thorough user documentation via the "Help" menu.
What's new in this version:
- Now a 64-bit application built on the Cocoa frameworks.â?¨
- Updated user interface includes more modern button styles. â?¨
- Faster, more intuitive help viewer. â?¨
- Arrow navigation in tree view correctly filters data display. â?¨
- Context-sensitive popup menu in table display.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
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Manpower vs. Man Handler 
- Version: 2.0, 11/16/2008 09:39AM PST
(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)
mi3key
Freeware perfect alternative ... - Version: 2.0, 11/16/2008 03:57AM PST
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roro01
Man Handler is freeware. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29876
Man Handler prints too, and can save to PDF, too (is that important?) via the OS X print dialog.
Manpower does everything it says it does. The only real, functional difference I can find in casual use is that it divides the commands into categories (User, System, Library, File, etc.) and has a brief description of what each command does available before clicking and viewing the individual command, while the free Man Handler requires the user know what command he's looking for, and to type the command name into the input field.
Manpower is offered with a 30 day free trial license.
If Manpower's developer was asking for five bucks for packaging this freely available info, I wouldn't have posted this note, but $24.95 is not reasonable.
Try them both. Keep the one that makes sense for you.