NAME
asciidoc - converts an AsciiDoc text file to DocBook, HTML or LinuxDoc
SYNOPSIS
asciidoc [OPTIONS] FILE
DESCRIPTION
The asciidoc(1) command translates the AsciiDoc text file FILE to a DocBook, HTML or LinuxDoc file. If FILE is - then the standard input is used.
OPTIONS
-a, --attribute=ATTRIBUTE
Define or delete document attribute.
ATTRIBUTE
is formatted like
NAME=VALUE. Command-line attributes take precedence over document and configuration file attributes. Alternate acceptable forms are
NAME
(the
VALUE
defaults to an empty string);
NAME!
(delete the
NAME
attribute);
NAME@
(do not override document or configuration file attributes). Values containing spaces should be enclosed in double-quote characters. Multiple instances allowed.
-b, --backend=BACKEND
Backend output file format:
docbook,
xhtml11
or
html4. Defaults to
xhtml11.
-f, --conf-file=CONF_FILE
Use configuration file
CONF_FILE. Multiple instances allowed. Configuration files processed in command-line order (after implicit configuration files).
-d, --doctype=DOCTYPE
Document type:
article,
manpage
or
book. The
book
document type is only supported by the
docbook
backend. Default document type is
article.
-c, --dump-conf
Dump configuration to stdout.
-h, --help[=TOPIC]
Print help TOPIC.
--help topics
will print a list of help topics,
--help syntax
summarizes AsciiDoc syntax,
--help manpage
prints the AsciiDoc manpage.
-e, --no-conf
Exclude implicitly loaded configuration files except for those named like the input file (infile.conf
and
infile-backend.conf).
-s, --no-header-footer
Suppress document header and footer output.
-o, --out-file=OUT_FILE
Write output to file
OUT_FILE. Defaults to the base name of input file with
backend
extension. If the input is stdin then the outfile defaults to stdout. If
OUT_FILE
is
-
then the standard output is used.
-n, --section-numbers
Auto-number HTML article section titles. Synonym for
-a numbered.
--unsafe
Disable safe mode. Safe mode is enabled by default, disabling it is potentially dangerous.
-v, --verbose
Verbosely print processing information and configuration file checks to stderr.
--version
Print program version number.
BUGS
See the AsciiDoc distribution BUGS file.
AUTHOR
Written by Stuart Rackham, <srackham@methods.co.nz[1]>
RESOURCES
SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/
Main web site: http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/
COPYING
Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
REFERENCES
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srackham@methods.co.nz
mailto:srackham@methods.co.nz