diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/man.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/man.rb
index 112eff60dc..164eca9b12 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/man.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/man.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require "formula"
+require "erb"
 
 module Homebrew
   SOURCE_PATH = HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH/"manpages"
@@ -38,22 +39,19 @@ module Homebrew
   end
 
   def build_man_page
-    header = (SOURCE_PATH/"header.1.md").read
-    footer = (SOURCE_PATH/"footer.1.md").read
+    template = (SOURCE_PATH/"brew.1.md.erb").read
 
     commands = Pathname.glob("#{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/cmd/*.{rb,sh}").
       sort_by { |source_file| source_file.basename.sub(/\.(rb|sh)$/, "") }.
       map { |source_file|
-        source_file.read.
-          split("\n").
+        source_file.read.lines.
           grep(/^#:/).
           map { |line| line.slice(2..-1) }.
-          join("\n")
+          join
       }.
-      reject { |s| s.strip.empty? }.
-      join("\n\n")
+      reject { |s| s.strip.empty? }
 
-    header + commands + footer
+    ERB.new(template, nil, ">").result(binding)
   end
 
   def convert_man_page(markup, target)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/footer.1.md b/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
similarity index 88%
rename from Library/Homebrew/manpages/footer.1.md
rename to Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
index 5ff6656a7b..5fc1d7e6dd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/footer.1.md
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,43 @@
+brew(1) -- The missing package manager for OS X
+===============================================
 
+## SYNOPSIS
+
+`brew` `--version`<br>
+`brew` <command> [`--verbose`|`-v`] [<options>] [<formula>] ...
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple
+didn't include with OS X.
+
+## ESSENTIAL COMMANDS
+
+For the full command list, see the [COMMANDS][] section.
+
+With `--verbose` or `-v`, many commands print extra debugging information. Note that these flags should only appear after a command.
+
+  * `install` <formula>:
+    Install <formula>.
+
+  * `remove` <formula>:
+    Uninstall <formula>.
+
+  * `update`:
+    Fetch the newest version of Homebrew from GitHub using `git`(1).
+
+  * `list`:
+    List all installed formulae.
+
+  * `search` <text>|`/`<text>`/`:
+    Perform a substring search of formula names for <text>. If <text> is
+    surrounded with slashes, then it is interpreted as a regular expression.
+    The search for <text> is extended online to some popular taps.
+    If no search term is given, all locally available formulae are listed.
+
+## COMMANDS
+
+<%= commands.join("\n") %>
 
   * `--cache`:
     Display Homebrew's download cache. See also `HOMEBREW_CACHE`.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/header.1.md b/Library/Homebrew/manpages/header.1.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7caf028db9..0000000000
--- a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/header.1.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-brew(1) -- The missing package manager for OS X
-===============================================
-
-## SYNOPSIS
-
-`brew` `--version`<br>
-`brew` <command> [`--verbose`|`-v`] [<options>] [<formula>] ...
-
-## DESCRIPTION
-
-Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple
-didn't include with OS X.
-
-## ESSENTIAL COMMANDS
-
-For the full command list, see the [COMMANDS][] section.
-
-With `--verbose` or `-v`, many commands print extra debugging information. Note that these flags should only appear after a command.
-
-  * `install` <formula>:
-    Install <formula>.
-
-  * `remove` <formula>:
-    Uninstall <formula>.
-
-  * `update`:
-    Fetch the newest version of Homebrew from GitHub using `git`(1).
-
-  * `list`:
-    List all installed formulae.
-
-  * `search` <text>|`/`<text>`/`:
-    Perform a substring search of formula names for <text>. If <text> is
-    surrounded with slashes, then it is interpreted as a regular expression.
-    The search for <text> is extended online to some popular taps.
-    If no search term is given, all locally available formulae are listed.
-
-## COMMANDS