diff --git a/doc/scripts/markdown.sh b/doc/scripts/markdown.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..57a8023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/scripts/markdown.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#$Id$
+#Copyright (c) 2019 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#
+#Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+#   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+#THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+#AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+#IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+#DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+#FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+#DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+#SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+#CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+#OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+
+
+#variables
+PREFIX="/usr/local"
+[ -f "../config.sh" ] && . "../config.sh"
+PROGNAME="markdown.sh"
+#executables
+DEBUG="_debug"
+INSTALL="install -m 0644"
+MD2RST="m2r-2.7 --overwrite"
+MKDIR="mkdir -m 0755 -p"
+RM="rm -f"
+RST2HTML="rst2html5-2.7.py"
+RST2MAN="rst2man-2.7.py"
+
+
+#functions
+#debug
+_debug()
+{
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
+	"$@"
+}
+
+
+#markdown
+_markdown()
+{
+	res=2
+	target="$1"
+
+	source="${target%.*}.md"
+	[ -f "$source" ] || source="${source#$OBJDIR}"
+	ext="${target##*.}"
+	ext="${ext##.}"
+	case "$ext" in
+		html)
+			$DEBUG $MD2RST "$source"		|| return 2
+			$DEBUG $RST2HTML "${target%.*}.rst" > "$target"
+			res=$?
+			$RM -- "${target%.*}.rst"
+			;;
+		1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9)
+			$DEBUG $MD2RST "$source"		|| return 2
+			$DEBUG $RST2MAN "${target%.*}.rst" > "$target"
+			res=$?
+			$RM -- "${target%.*}.rst"
+			;;
+		*)
+			_error "$target: Unknown type"
+			return 2
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	if [ $res -ne 0 ]; then
+		_error "$target: Could not create target"
+		$RM -- "$target"
+		return 2
+	fi
+}
+
+
+#error
+_error()
+{
+	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
+	return 2
+}
+
+
+#usage
+_usage()
+{
+	echo "Usage: $PROGNAME [-c|-i|-u][-P prefix] target..." 1>&2
+	return 1
+}
+
+
+#main
+clean=0
+install=0
+uninstall=0
+while getopts "ciO:uP:" name; do
+	case "$name" in
+		c)
+			clean=1
+			;;
+		i)
+			uninstall=0
+			install=1
+			;;
+		O)
+			export "${OPTARG%%=*}"="${OPTARG#*=}"
+			;;
+		u)
+			install=0
+			uninstall=1
+			;;
+		P)
+			PREFIX="$OPTARG"
+			;;
+		?)
+			_usage
+			exit $?
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+	_usage
+	exit $?
+fi
+
+#check the variables
+if [ -z "$PACKAGE" ]; then
+	_error "The PACKAGE variable needs to be set"
+	exit $?
+fi
+
+[ -z "$DATADIR" ] && DATADIR="$PREFIX/share"
+[ -z "$MANDIR" ] && MANDIR="$DATADIR/man"
+
+exec 3>&1
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+	target="$1"
+	shift
+
+	#determine the type
+	ext="${target##*.}"
+	ext="${ext##.}"
+	case "$ext" in
+		html)
+			instdir="$DATADIR/doc/$ext/$PACKAGE"
+			source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
+			source="${source%.*}.md"
+			;;
+		1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9)
+			instdir="$MANDIR/man$ext"
+			;;
+		*)
+			_error "$target: Unknown type"
+			exit 2
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	#clean
+	[ "$clean" -ne 0 ] && continue
+
+	#uninstall
+	if [ "$uninstall" -eq 1 ]; then
+		target="${target#$OBJDIR}"
+		$DEBUG $RM -- "$instdir/$target"		|| exit 2
+		continue
+	fi
+
+	#install
+	if [ "$install" -eq 1 ]; then
+		source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
+		dirname=
+		if [ "${source%/*}" != "$source" ]; then
+			dirname="/${source%/*}"
+		fi
+		$DEBUG $MKDIR -- "$instdir$dirname"		|| exit 2
+		$DEBUG $INSTALL "$target" "$instdir/$source"	|| exit 2
+		continue
+	fi
+
+	#create
+	#XXX ignore errors
+	_markdown "$target"					|| break
+done
diff --git a/doc/scripts/project.conf b/doc/scripts/project.conf
index 327ea8d..ddf7df9 100644
--- a/doc/scripts/project.conf
+++ b/doc/scripts/project.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #$Id$
-dist=Makefile,appbroker.sh,clint.sh,coverage.sh,docbook.sh,fixme.sh,gettext.sh,gtkdoc.sh,htmllint.sh,manual.css.xml,phplint.sh,pkgconfig.sh,platform.sh,pylint.sh,shlint.sh,subst.sh,xmllint.sh
+dist=Makefile,appbroker.sh,clint.sh,coverage.sh,docbook.sh,fixme.sh,gettext.sh,gtkdoc.sh,htmllint.sh,manual.css.xml,markdown.sh,phplint.sh,pkgconfig.sh,platform.sh,pylint.sh,shlint.sh,subst.sh,xmllint.sh
 
 [appbroker.sh]
 install=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/configure/scripts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ install=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/configure/scripts
 [manual.css.xml]
 install=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/configure/scripts
 
+[markdown.sh]
+install=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/configure/scripts
+
 [phplint.sh]
 install=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/configure/scripts