Wh

📖 Handy man page query with explainshell.com using Python

🚀 Features

• Fetch and parse man page explanations from explainshell.com
• Display structured command breakdowns
• Simple and lightweight command-line utility

🔧 Installation

$ git clone https://github.com/0xwerz/explainshell-manquery.git  
$ cd explainshell-manquery  
$ python3 -m venv venv  
$ source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: venv\Scripts\activate  
$ pip install -r requirements.txt  
$ python manquery.py --help  

📌 Usage

$ python wh.py <command>  

Example

$ python wh.py "nmap -sC"

Output:

+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Command    | Description                                                 |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| nmap -sC   | Performs a script scan using the default set of scripts.   |
|            | Equivalent to --script=default. Some scripts may be        |
|            | considered intrusive and should not be run without         |
|            | permission.                                                |
+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+

⚡ Roadmap

• Improve output formatting
• Add support for additional options
• Enhance error handling

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📜 License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for more details.