I want to adapt run_man2html.sh to man2html which is included with man on
some linux systems. It is in fact cgi script that generates http headers
too (which are stripped). I am leaving the current functionality, so
run_man2html.sh auto-detects man2html and works with what is installed.

The output is different from what we have now by the following:

  * it looks more like html, not man, i.e. <pre> is not used globally
  * real bold and italic used instead of colors (colors may be added too)
  * subsection index is generated with proper links inside the document
  * links to http://, ftp:// and mail address strings are added
  * other minor differences, say the date inside the man page is displayed

There are several problems, but they may be fixed by adding pre-filters
and post-filters using pipe.

I added colors using <style>, looks ok for me in browsers supporting css,
but they may be turned off completely if real bold and italic are used.

I would give it a try, then we may compare, discuss.

Regards,
Mikhael.
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