NAME
rst2xml - convert reST documents to XML
Usage
rst2xml [options] [<source> [<destination>]]
Generates Docutils-native XML from standalone reStructuredText sources.
Reads from <source> (default is stdin) and writes to <destination>
(default is stdout). See <‐
http://docutils.sf.net/docs/user/config.html> for the full reference.
Options
General Docutils Options
--title=TITLE
Specify the document title as metadata.
--generator, -g
Include a "Generated by Docutils" credit and link.
--no-generator
Do not include a generator credit.
--date, -d
Include the date at the end of the document (UTC).
--time, -t
Include the time & date (UTC).
--no-datestamp
Do not include a datestamp of any kind.
--source-link, -s
Include a "View document source" link.
--source-url=<URL>
Use <URL> for a source link; implies --source-link.
--no-source-link
Do not include a "View document source" link.
--toc-entry-backlinks
Link from section headers to TOC entries. (default)
--toc-top-backlinks
Link from section headers to the top of the TOC.
--no-toc-backlinks
Disable backlinks to the table of contents.
--footnote-backlinks
Link from footnotes/citations to references. (default)
--no-footnote-backlinks
Disable backlinks from footnotes and citations.
--section-numbering
Enable section numbering by Docutils. (default)
--no-section-numbering
Disable section numbering by Docutils.
--strip-comments
Remove comment elements from the document tree.
--leave-comments
Leave comment elements in the document tree. (default)
--strip-elements-with-class=<class>
Remove all elements with classes="<class>" from the document
tree. Warning: potentially dangerous; use with caution.
(Multiple-use option.)
--strip-class=<class>
Remove all classes="<class>" attributes from elements in the
document tree. Warning: potentially dangerous; use with caution.
(Multiple-use option.)
--report=<level>, -r <level>
Report system messages at or higher than <level>: "info" or "1",
"warning"/"2" (default), "error"/"3", "severe"/"4", "none"/"5"
--verbose, -v
Report all system messages. (Same as "--report=1".)
--quiet, -q
Report no system messages. (Same as "--report=5".)
--halt=<level>
Halt execution at system messages at or above <level>. Levels
as in --report. Default: 4 (severe).
--strict
Halt at the slightest problem. Same as "--halt=info".
--exit-status=<level>
Enable a non-zero exit status for non-halting system messages at
or above <level>. Default: 5 (disabled).
--debug
Enable debug-level system messages and diagnostics.
--no-debug
Disable debug output. (default)
--warnings=<file>
Send the output of system messages to <file>.
--traceback
Enable Python tracebacks when Docutils is halted.
--no-traceback
Disable Python tracebacks. (default)
--input-encoding=<name[:handler]>, -i <name[:handler]>
Specify the encoding and optionally the error handler of input
text. Default: <locale-dependent>:strict.
--input-encoding-error-handler=INPUT_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLER
Specify the error handler for undecodable characters. Choices:
"strict" (default), "ignore", and "replace".
--output-encoding=<name[:handler]>, -o <name[:handler]>
Specify the text encoding and optionally the error handler for
output. Default: UTF-8:strict.
--output-encoding-error-handler=OUTPUT_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLER
Specify error handler for unencodable output characters;
"strict" (default), "ignore", "replace", "xmlcharrefreplace",
"backslashreplace".
--error-encoding=<name[:handler]>, -e <name[:handler]>
Specify text encoding and error handler for error output.
Default: ascii:backslashreplace.
--error-encoding-error-handler=ERROR_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLER
Specify the error handler for unencodable characters in error
output. Default: backslashreplace.
--language=<name>, -l <name>
Specify the language (as 2-letter code). Default: en.
--record-dependencies=<file>
Write output file dependencies to <file>.
--config=<file>
Read configuration settings from <file>, if it exists.
--version, -V
Show this program's version number and exit.
--help, -h
Show this help message and exit.
reStructuredText Parser Options
--pep-references
Recognize and link to standalone PEP references (like "PEP
258").
--pep-base-url=<URL>
Base URL for PEP references (default "‐
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/").
--pep-file-url-template=<URL>
Template for PEP file part of URL. (default "pep-%04d")
--rfc-references
Recognize and link to standalone RFC references (like "RFC
822").
--rfc-base-url=<URL>
Base URL for RFC references (default "‐
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/").
--tab-width=<width>
Set number of spaces for tab expansion (default 8).
--trim-footnote-reference-space
Remove spaces before footnote references.
--leave-footnote-reference-space
Leave spaces before footnote references.
--no-file-insertion
Disable directives that insert the contents of external file
("include" & "raw"); replaced with a "warning" system message.
--file-insertion-enabled
Enable directives that insert the contents of external file
("include" & "raw"). Enabled by default.
--no-raw
Disable the "raw" directives; replaced with a "warning" system
message.
--raw-enabled
Enable the "raw" directive. Enabled by default.
Standalone Reader
--no-doc-title
Disable the promotion of a lone top-level section title to
document title (and subsequent section title to document
subtitle promotion; enabled by default).
--no-doc-info
Disable the bibliographic field list transform (enabled by
default).
--section-subtitles
Activate the promotion of lone subsection titles to section
subtitles (disabled by default).
--no-section-subtitles
Deactivate the promotion of lone subsection titles.
Docutils XML Writer Options
Warning: the --newlines and --indents options may adversely affect
whitespace; use them only for reading convenience.
--newlines
Generate XML with newlines before and after tags.
--indents
Generate XML with indents and newlines.
--no-xml-declaration
Omit the XML declaration. Use with caution.
--no-doctype
Omit the DOCTYPE declaration.