File extension MAN
| File type | Unix Text Manual Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a MAN file?
Files with the .MAN extension contain commands or the contents of an app instruction manual for systems from the UNIX family. It is documentation that can be browsed in the operating system shell using the MAN command. It is saved in pure text form, and so it can be opened and edited using a regular text editor.
This extension is, however, usually not used for manual files, which instead have extensions in the form of numbers from 1 to 8 to signify the category of the file, with the command name or the manual topic being used as the file name.
Program(s) that can open the .MAN file
Mac OS
Linux
How to open MAN files
If you cannot open the MAN file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports MAN among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the MAN file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the MAN format files
The inability to open and operate the MAN file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Unix Text Manual Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a MAN file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the MAN file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the MAN from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the MAN format
- The MAN file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the MAN file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a MAN file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the MAN file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the MAN file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the MAN file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.MAN) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected MAN file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the MAN file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. MAN) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.