First, source the script man.vim in your vimrc like below, then you can use :Man command.

source /usr/share/vim/vim70/ftplugin/man.vim

Then, create a bash script gman like below:

#!/bin/bash
#gman use gview to see the man pages
#usage: gman name
#example: gman ls
gview -c \"Man $1\" -c only

Now you can see man pages by gman, and you can use scrollbar to browse the manual.

CommentsEdit

I am fond of the following bash function which has a similar effect to this tip.

function man() {
  /usr/bin/man $* | col -b | /usr/bin/vim -R -c 'set ft=man nomod nolist' -
}

Can also do with an alias for the csh shells.

See VimTip167.