diff --git a/markdown.go b/markdown.go
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+++ b/markdown.go
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+package flags
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func markdownQuoteLines(s string) string {
+	lines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
+	parts := []string{}
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		parts = append(parts, markdownQuote(line))
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(parts, "\n")
+}
+
+func markdownQuote(s string) string {
+	return strings.Replace(s, "\\", "\\\\", -1)
+}
+
+func formatForMarkdown(wr io.Writer, s string, quoter func(s string) string) {
+	for {
+		idx := strings.IndexRune(s, '`')
+
+		fmt.Fprint(wr, " ")
+		if idx < 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(wr, "%s", quoter(s))
+			break
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(wr, "%s", quoter(s[:idx]))
+
+		s = s[idx+1:]
+		idx = strings.IndexRune(s, '\'')
+
+		if idx < 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(wr, "%s", quoter(s))
+			break
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(wr, "**%s**", quoter(s[:idx]))
+		s = s[idx+1:]
+	}
+}
+
+func writeMarkdownPageOptions(wr io.Writer, grp *Group) {
+	grp.eachGroup(func(group *Group) {
+		if !group.showInHelp() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// If the parent (grp) has any subgroups, display their descriptions as
+		// subsection headers similar to the output of --help.
+		if group.ShortDescription != "" && len(grp.groups) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(wr, "### %s\n", group.ShortDescription)
+
+			if group.LongDescription != "" {
+				formatForMarkdown(wr, group.LongDescription, markdownQuoteLines)
+				fmt.Fprintln(wr, "")
+			}
+		}
+
+		for _, opt := range group.options {
+			if !opt.showInHelp() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			fmt.Fprintf(wr, "- ")
+
+			if opt.ShortName != 0 {
+				fmt.Fprintf(wr, "`-%c`", opt.ShortName)
+			}
+
+			if len(opt.LongName) != 0 {
+				if opt.ShortName != 0 {
+					fmt.Fprintf(wr, ", ")
+				}
+
+				fmt.Fprintf(wr, "`--%s`", markdownQuote(opt.LongNameWithNamespace()))
+			}
+
+			if len(opt.ValueName) != 0 || opt.OptionalArgument {
+				if opt.OptionalArgument {
+					fmt.Fprintf(wr, " [*%s=%s*]", markdownQuote(opt.ValueName), markdownQuote(strings.Join(quoteV(opt.OptionalValue), ", ")))
+				} else {
+					fmt.Fprintf(wr, " *%s*", markdownQuote(opt.ValueName))
+				}
+			}
+
+			if len(opt.Default) != 0 {
+				fmt.Fprintf(wr, " <default: *%s*>", markdownQuote(strings.Join(quoteV(opt.Default), ", ")))
+			} else if len(opt.EnvKeyWithNamespace()) != 0 {
+				if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+					fmt.Fprintf(wr, " <default: *%%%s%%*>", markdownQuote(opt.EnvKeyWithNamespace()))
+				} else {
+					fmt.Fprintf(wr, " <default: *$%s*>", markdownQuote(opt.EnvKeyWithNamespace()))
+				}
+			}
+
+			if opt.Required {
+				fmt.Fprintf(wr, " (*required*)")
+			}
+
+			if len(opt.Description) != 0 {
+				formatForMarkdown(wr, opt.Description, markdownQuoteLines)
+				fmt.Fprintln(wr, "")
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func writeMarkdownPageSubcommands(wr io.Writer, name string, usagePrefix string, root *Command) {
+	commands := root.sortedVisibleCommands()
+
+	for _, c := range commands {
+		var nn string
+
+		if c.Hidden {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(name) != 0 {
+			nn = name + " " + c.Name
+		} else {
+			nn = c.Name
+		}
+
+		writeMarkdownPageCommand(wr, nn, usagePrefix, c)
+	}
+}
+
+func writeMarkdownPageCommand(wr io.Writer, name string, usagePrefix string, command *Command) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(wr, "### %s\n", name)
+	fmt.Fprintln(wr, command.ShortDescription)
+
+	if len(command.LongDescription) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(wr, "")
+
+		cmdstart := fmt.Sprintf("The %s command", markdownQuote(command.Name))
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(command.LongDescription, cmdstart) {
+			fmt.Fprintf(wr, "The *%s* command", markdownQuote(command.Name))
+
+			formatForMarkdown(wr, command.LongDescription[len(cmdstart):], markdownQuoteLines)
+			fmt.Fprintln(wr, "")
+		} else {
+			formatForMarkdown(wr, command.LongDescription, markdownQuoteLines)
+			fmt.Fprintln(wr, "")
+		}
+	}
+
+	var pre = usagePrefix + " " + command.Name
+
+	var usage string
+	if us, ok := command.data.(Usage); ok {
+		usage = us.Usage()
+	} else if command.hasHelpOptions() {
+		usage = fmt.Sprintf("[%s-OPTIONS]", command.Name)
+	}
+
+	var nextPrefix = pre
+	if len(usage) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(wr, "\n**Usage**: %s %s\n- \n", markdownQuote(pre), markdownQuote(usage))
+		nextPrefix = pre + " " + usage
+	}
+
+	if len(command.Aliases) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(wr, "\n**Aliases**: %s\n\n", markdownQuote(strings.Join(command.Aliases, ", ")))
+	}
+
+	writeMarkdownPageOptions(wr, command.Group)
+	writeMarkdownPageSubcommands(wr, name, nextPrefix, command)
+}
+
+// WriteMarkdownPage writes a basic markdown page to the specified
+// writer.
+func (p *Parser) WriteMarkdownPage(wr io.Writer) {
+	t := time.Now()
+	source_date_epoch := os.Getenv("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH")
+	if source_date_epoch != "" {
+		sde, err := strconv.ParseInt(source_date_epoch, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH: %s", err))
+		}
+		t = time.Unix(sde, 0)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(wr, "# %s 1 \"%s\"\n", markdownQuote(p.Name), t.Format("2 January 2006"))
+	fmt.Fprintln(wr, "## NAME")
+	fmt.Fprintf(wr, "### %s \n> %s\n", markdownQuote(p.Name), markdownQuoteLines(p.ShortDescription))
+	fmt.Fprintln(wr, "## SYNOPSIS")
+
+	usage := p.Usage
+
+	if len(usage) == 0 {
+		usage = "[OPTIONS]"
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(wr, "**`%s %s`**\n", markdownQuote(p.Name), markdownQuote(usage))
+	fmt.Fprintln(wr, "## DESCRIPTION")
+
+	formatForMarkdown(wr, p.LongDescription, markdownQuoteLines)
+	fmt.Fprintln(wr, "")
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(wr, "## OPTIONS")
+
+	writeMarkdownPageOptions(wr, p.Command.Group)
+
+	if len(p.visibleCommands()) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(wr, "## COMMANDS")
+
+		writeMarkdownPageSubcommands(wr, "", p.Name+" "+usage, p.Command)
+	}
+}