man page generation

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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+# Warning: hack
+
+print ".TH ikiwiki 1\n";
+
+while (<>) {
+	s/^#\s/.SH /;
+	s/^\s+//;
+	s/^Warning:.*//g;
+	s/^$/.PP\n/;
+	s/\[\[//g;
+	s/\]\]//g;
+	s/\`//g;
+	s/^\*\s+(.*)/.IP "$1"/;
+	next if $_ eq ".PP\n" && $skippara;
+	if (/^.IP /) {
+		$inlist=1;
+		$spippara=0;
+	}
+	elsif (/.SH/) {
+		$skippara=0;
+		$inlist=0;
+	}
+	elsif (/^\./) {
+		$skippara=1;
+	}
+	else {
+		$skippara=0;
+	}
+	if ($inlist && $_ eq ".PP\n") {
+		$_=".IP\n";
+	}
+
+	print $_;
+}