I don't have a man page to HTML filter, but I did hack together a simple
man page http server implemented in C-shell. The man pages are just
formatted by the man command (using nroff) and presented as <PLAINTEXT>.
Here is a sample session:
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PARC Unix Manual Search
UNIX HELP
Enter keywords to find Unix manual pages
or select a man page[1] by name or return to the PARC Web[2]
[End]
FIND <keywords>, 1-2, Back, Quit, or Help: f www
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PARC Unix Manuals: www
WWW
Select a man page[1] or return to the PARC Web[2] or enter another keyword
viola[3] (1) X-Windows World-Wide Web (WWW) browser
www[4] (1) World-Wide Web line-mode browser
[End]
FIND <keywords>, 1-4, Back, Quit, or Help: 4
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PARC Unix Manual: 1 www
WWW
Enter a keyword or select a man page[1] by name or return to the PARC Web[2]
www(1) USER COMMANDS www(1)
NAME
www - World-Wide Web line-mode browser
SYNOPSIS
www [options] [docaddress [keywords]]
DESCRIPTION
The World-Wide Web line-mode browser allows you to find
information by following references and/or by using key-
words.
References are numbers in [brackets] after particular
phrases. Type the number and RETURN for more information on
FIND <keywords>, 1-2, Back, <RETURN> for more, Quit, or Help: q
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