NAME
asciidoc - converts an AsciiDoc text file to HTML or DocBook
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. This option may be specified more than
once. A special attribute named trace controls the output of
diagnostic information.
-b, --backend=BACKEND
Backend output file format: docbook, xhtml11 or html4. Defaults to
xhtml11.
-f, --conf-file=CONF_FILE
Use configuration file CONF_FILE.Configuration files processed in
command-line order (after implicit configuration files). This
option may be specified more than once.
--doctest
Run Python doctests in asciidoc module.
-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.
--safe
Enable safe mode. Safe mode is disabled by default. AsciiDoc safe
mode skips potentially dangerous scripted sections in AsciiDoc
source files.
-v, --verbose
Verbosely print processing information and configuration file
checks to stderr.
--version
Print program version number.
EXIT STATUS
0
Success
1
Failure (syntax or usage error; configuration error; document
processing failure; unexpected error).
BUGS
See the AsciiDoc distribution BUGS file.
AUTHOR
Written by Stuart Rackham, <srackham@gmail.com[1]>
RESOURCES
SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/
Main web site: http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/
COPYING
Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
NOTES
1. srackham@gmail.com
mailto:srackham@gmail.com
01/15/2010