# aitjcize/cppman

C++ 98/11/14 manual pages for Linux/MacOS

Repository: https://github.com/aitjcize/cppman
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cppman
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-07-27T04:58:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5905, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 214, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1436, forks 89 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.615872+00:00)

## What it is
A command-line tool that provides C++ 98/11/14/17/20 manual pages on Linux and macOS, sourced from cplusplus.com and cppreference.com. It mimics the Unix man interface with syntax highlighting, cached pages, and vim-pager hyperlinks between pages.

## Use cases
- look up C++ standard library documentation from the terminal
- read cppreference man pages offline
- browse C++ API docs like Unix man pages
- jump between related C++ man pages with hyperlinks
- cache full C++ documentation locally for offline use
- integrate C++ docs into system man command

## When to choose
- you want fast, offline C++ reference access in the terminal
- you prefer a man-style workflow with vim pager and hyperlinks
- you use Linux or macOS and want packaged installation via pip, apt, brew, or AUR

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI or browser-based documentation experience
- you need documentation for languages other than C++
- you require always-up-to-date docs without caching

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, cli, search-engine
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, programming-languages
- platform: cli, python
- tags: cpp, man-pages, cplusplus, cppreference, offline-documentation, vim-integration, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- aitjcize/cppman (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.615872+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:46.358257+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aitjcize/cppman (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.615872+00:00, sha 9ce3ae47f31f)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/cppman/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:47:38.502417+00:00, sha 8159a7e17527)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.