ASCIIDOC(1)
===========
:doctype: manpage


NAME
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asciidoc - converts an AsciiDoc text file to HTML or DocBook


SYNOPSIS
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*asciidoc* ['OPTIONS'] 'FILE'


DESCRIPTION
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The asciidoc(1) command translates the AsciiDoc text file 'FILE' to
DocBook or HTML.  If 'FILE' is '-' then the standard input is used.


OPTIONS
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*-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=VALUE@' (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: 'docbook45', 'xhtml11', 'html4',
    'wordpress' or 'latex' (the 'latex' backend is experimental).
    You can also the backend alias names 'html' (aliased to 'xhtml11')
    or 'docbook' (aliased to 'docbook45').
    Defaults to 'html'.

*-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.

*--filter*::
    Manage asciidoc(1) filters (see <<X1,*FILTER COMMANDS*>>).

*-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.


[[X1]]
FILTER COMMANDS
---------------
The *--filter* option is used to install, remove and list AsciiDoc
filter plugins. Filter commands syntax:

  asciidoc --filter install ZIP_FILE [FILTERS_DIR]
  asciidoc --filter remove FILTER_NAME [FILTERS_DIR]
  asciidoc --filter list

Where:

*FILTER_NAME*::
  A unique filter name containing only alphanumeric or underscore
  characters.

*ZIP_FILE*::
  A Zip file containing filter resources, the name must start with the
  filter name e.g.  `my_filter-1.0.zip` packages filter `my_filter`.

*FILTERS_DIR*::
  The directory containing installed filters. Each filter is contained
  in its own separate subdirectory which has the same name as the
  filter.
  *FILTERS_DIR* defaults to the `.asciidoc/filters` directory in the
  user's home directory.

The filter commands perform as follows:

*install*::
  Create a subdirectory in *FILTERS_DIR* with the same name as the
  filter then extract the *ZIP_FILE* into it.

*remove*::
  Delete the *FILTER_NAME* filter subdirectory and all its contents from
  the *FILTERS_DIR*.

*list*::
  List the names and locations of all installed filters (including
  standard filters installed in the global configuration directory).


EXIT STATUS
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*0*::
    Success

*1*::
    Failure (syntax or usage error; configuration error; document
    processing failure; unexpected error).


BUGS
----
See the AsciiDoc distribution BUGS file.


AUTHOR
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AsciiDoc was originally written by Stuart Rackham. Many people have
contributed to it.


RESOURCES
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SourceForge: <http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/>

Main web site: <http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/>


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2002-2011 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

