rtomayko/ronn
the opposite of roff observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6148
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1677
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1409 stars · 84 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Ronn is a Ruby command-line tool that converts simple Markdown-like text files into roff manpages and HTML. It defines the ronn format, a structured Markdown variant with extensions for common manpage features.
Use cases
- write man pages in markdown instead of roff
- convert markdown documentation to unix manpage format
- generate html versions of manual pages
- preview a ronn file as a manpage without building files
- document cli tools with manpages
When to choose
- you want to author manpages in a readable markdown-like format
- you need both roff and html output from one source
- you prefer manpage structure for documenting cli tools
When to avoid
- you need pandoc's broader format conversion support
- you need a tool under active development with frequent releases
- you need rich formatting beyond manpage conventions
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
documentation markdown cli documentation developer-tools cli cross-platform ruby man-pages roff markdown-to-roff unix-manuals command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/rtomayko/ronn · fetched 2026-08-28 · 565548cd0866
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rtomayko/ronn | main | 32 |
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