asciidoc - converts an AsciiDoc text file to DocBook, HTML or LinuxDoc
asciidoc [OPTIONS] FILE
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.
Define or delete document attribute. ATTRIBUTE is formatted like NAME=VALUE. Alternate acceptable forms are NAME (the VALUE defaults to an empty string) and NAME! (delete the NAME attribute). Values containing spaces should be enclosed in double-quote characters. Multiple instances allowed.
Backend output file format: docbook, xhtml11 or html4. Defaults to xhtml11.
Use configuration file CONF_FILE. Multiple instances allowed. Configuration files processed in command-line order (after implicit configuration files).
Document type: article, manpage or book. The book document type is only supported by the docbook backend. Default document type is article.
Dump configuration to stdout.
Print help TOPIC. --help topics will print a list of help topics, --help syntax summarises AsciiDoc syntax, --help manpage prints the AsciiDoc manpage.
Exclude implicitly loaded configuration files except for those named like the input file (infile.conf and infile-backend.conf).
Suppress document header and footer output.
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.
Auto-number HTML article section titles. Synonym for -a numbered.
Verbosely print processing information and configuration file checks to stderr.
Print program version number.
See the AsciiDoc distribution BUGS file.
Written by Stuart Rackham, <srackham@methods.co.nz>
SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/
Main web site: http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/
Copyright © 2002-2005 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Version 7.0.2
Last updated 27-Aug-2005 12:27:58 NZDT