diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9cdb2a1d..dead3e32 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ install_data nvidiactl/nvidia.service             "$DESTDIR$systemdunitdir/nvidi
 install_exec pdist/pdist                          "$DESTDIR$usrlocal_bindir/pdist"
 install_exec pmirror/pmirror                      "$DESTDIR$usrlocal_bindir/pmirror"
 install_exec prun/prun                            "$DESTDIR$usr_bindir/prun"
+install_exec prun/ptype                           "$DESTDIR$usr_bindir/ptype"
+install_exec prun/pman                            "$DESTDIR$usr_bindir/pman"
 install_exec put_websafe/put_websafe              "$DESTDIR$usrlocal_bindir/put_websafe"
 install_exec switch-passwd/switch-passwd          "$DESTDIR$root_sbindir/switch-passwd"
 install_data switch-passwd/switch-passwd.service  "$DESTDIR$systemdunitdir/switch-passwd.service"
diff --git a/prun/pman b/prun/pman
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..14a7cfaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prun/pman
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# pman: a package aware variant of the 'man' command
+
+function nop() { :; } # does nothing
+
+function exec_help() {
+cat <<__HELP
+
+  usage:
+
+     pman [man options...] name
+
+     The given NAME is tested if it relates to a 'pwrap' binary,
+     if so, the path is set and 'man NAME' is tried.
+
+  environment honored:
+
+     PMAN_VERBOSE
+
+__HELP
+  exit
+}
+
+
+PMAN_DEBUG=${PMAN_DEBUG:-''}
+PMAN_VERBOSE=${PMAN_VERBOSE:-''}
+ROOT="$PMAN_DEBUG/usr/local/package"
+CFG="$ROOT/admin/config"
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
+  exec_help
+fi
+
+SHOW=nop
+
+if [ -n "$PMAN_VERBOSE" ] ; then
+  SHOW=echo
+fi
+
+# last arg
+QUERY=${@: -1}
+
+PWRAPBIN=`type -p $QUERY`
+
+# expect wrappers only in /usr/local/package/bin
+if [[ -n "$PWRAPBIN" && $PWRAPBIN =~ ^${ROOT}/bin ]] ; then
+
+  # extract 'FooBar' out of '. /usr/local/package/lib/FooBar.profile'
+  PACKAGE=`sed -n -e '/^\.\s*\/usr/ s,^.*lib/\(.*\).profile$,\1,p' $PWRAPBIN`
+
+  $SHOW "# package: '$PACKAGE'"
+
+  if [ -n "$PACKAGE" ] ; then
+
+    if [ -f "${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile" ] ; then
+      BN=`basename $PWRAPBIN`
+      source "${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile"
+
+      # wrappers might still exist, but not the packagedirs
+      PATH_ADD=`echo $PATH | cut -f1 -d:`
+      $SHOW "#    path: '$PATH'"
+      [ -n "$PATH_ADD" -a -d $PATH_ADD ] || echo "# Note: directory '$PATH_ADD' is missing."
+
+      # ANSWER=`type -p $BN`
+      # echo "$QUERY is $ANSWER (${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile)";
+      exec man "$@"
+    else
+      echo "# Error: Profile missing: ${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile"
+    fi
+  else
+    # take former output
+    echo "$QUERY is $PWRAPBIN (no package wrapper found)"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# try it anyway
+man "$@"
+
diff --git a/prun/ptype b/prun/ptype
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..881a2022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prun/ptype
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# ptype: a package aware variant of the 'type' command
+
+function nop() { :; } # does nothing
+
+function exec_help() {
+cat <<__HELP
+
+  usage:
+
+     ptype name [name ...]
+
+     Each NAME is tested if it is a 'pwrap' binary,
+     if so, the real binary is shown, otherwise you
+     get the regular type output.
+
+  environment honored:
+
+     PTYPE_VERBOSE
+
+__HELP
+  exit
+}
+
+
+PTYPE_DEBUG=${PTYPE_DEBUG:-''} # || '/dev/shm/makebintest';
+PTYPE_VERBOSE=${PTYPE_VERBOSE:-''}
+ROOT="$PTYPE_DEBUG/usr/local/package"
+CFG="$ROOT/admin/config"
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
+  exec_help
+fi
+
+SHOW=nop
+
+if [ -n "$PTYPE_VERBOSE" ] ; then
+  SHOW=echo
+fi
+
+while [ -n "$1" ] ; do
+  QUERY=$1; shift
+
+  PWRAPBIN=`type -p $QUERY`
+  # PWRAPBIN=`which $QUERY` # alternative ?
+
+  # expect wrappers only in /usr/local/package/bin
+  if [ -n "$PWRAPBIN" ] ; then
+    if [[ $PWRAPBIN =~ ^${ROOT}/bin ]] ; then
+
+      # extract 'FooBar' out of '. /usr/local/package/lib/FooBar.profile'
+      PACKAGE=`sed -n -e '/^\.\s*\/usr/ s,^.*lib/\(.*\).profile$,\1,p' $PWRAPBIN`
+
+      $SHOW "# package: '$PACKAGE'"
+
+      if [ -n "$PACKAGE" ] ; then
+
+        if [ -f "${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile" ] ; then
+          (
+            BN=`basename $PWRAPBIN`
+            source "${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile"
+
+            # wrappers might still exist, but not the packagedirs
+            PATH_ADD=`echo $PATH | cut -f1 -d:`
+            $SHOW "#    path: '$PATH'"
+            [ -n "$PATH_ADD" -a -d $PATH_ADD ] || echo "# Note: directory '$PATH_ADD' is missing."
+
+            ANSWER=`type -p $BN`
+            echo "$QUERY is $ANSWER (${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile)";
+          )
+        else
+          echo "# Error: Profile missing: ${ROOT}/lib/${PACKAGE}.profile"
+        fi
+      else
+        # take former output
+        echo "$QUERY is $PWRAPBIN (no package wrapper found)"
+      fi
+    else
+      echo "$QUERY is $PWRAPBIN (not in package path)"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "ptype: $QUERY: not found";
+  fi
+done
+