Missing man page in v3.4 homebrew install
Author: edwardsnjdCreated Jul 24, 2026Updated Aug 17, 2026
Labelsbug
Small description
Man page seems to be missing (from man vd outside or g Ctrl-H inside)
Data to reproduce
N/A
Steps to reproduce
- Open
vd - Try to open "Quick reference"
Help > Quick referencemenu item ORg Ctrl-Hbinding ORsysopen-helplong command
Expected result
Shows the UNIX man page.
Actual result with screenshot
From command line: No man page found
From inside visidata: Left on a blank sheet + when you quit the terminal shows a line about the missing man page
$ ls /opt/homebrew/Cellar/visidata/3.4/libexec/lib/python3.14/site-packages/visidata/man/
parse_options.pyConfiguration
Does this issue reproduce without any plugins or configuration (using the
-NCLI flag)?- Yes, same error.
Does this issue reproduce with either the latest release, or with the develop branch?
- Sorry, not tested. Can I do this from homebrew install?
Additional context
What platform and version are you using (Linux, MacOS, Windows)?
- MacOS
- Installed from
homebrew vd --version->saul.pw/VisiData v3.4
Which version of Python?
Looks like bundled
3.14.$ ls -l $(which vd) lrwxr-xr-x 1 ... .... 29 Jul 24 09:43 /opt/homebrew/bin/vd -> ../Cellar/visidata/3.4/bin/vd $ ls /opt/homebrew/Cellar/visidata/3.4/libexec/lib python3.14
Which terminal are you using (for display and input issues)?
- Replicated on Ghostty, iTerm2, and Terminal.app.
Source: saulpw/visidata