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Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services (v2)

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Usage
=====
  rst2odt.py [options] [<source> [<destination>]]

Generates OpenDocument/OpenOffice/ODF documents from standalone
reStructuredText sources.  Reads from <source> (default is stdin) and writes
to <destination> (default is stdout).  See
https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/user/config.html for a detailed settings
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: <auto-detect>: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 optionally error handler for
                        error output.  Default: utf-8: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 BCP 47 language tag).
                        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.

Generic Parser Options
----------------------
--no-file-insertion     Disable directives that insert the contents of an
                        external file; replaced with a "warning" system
                        message.
--file-insertion-enabled
                        Enable directives that insert the contents of an
                        external file. (default)
--no-raw                Disable the "raw" directive; replaced with a "warning"
                        system message.
--raw-enabled           Enable the "raw" directive. (default)
--line-length-limit=<length>
                        Maximal number of characters in an input line. Default
                        10 000.

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
                        "https://peps.python.org/").
--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
                        "https://tools.ietf.org/html/").
--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.
--syntax-highlight=<format>
                        Token name set for parsing code with Pygments: one of
                        "long", "short", or "none" (no parsing). Default is
                        "long".
--smart-quotes=<yes/no/alt>
                        Change straight quotation marks to typographic form:
                        one of "yes", "no", "alt[ernative]" (default "no").
--smartquotes-locales=<language:quotes[,language:quotes,...]>
                        Characters to use as "smart quotes" for <language>.
--word-level-inline-markup
                        Inline markup recognized at word boundaries only
                        (adjacent to punctuation or whitespace). Force
                        character-level inline markup recognition with "\ "
                        (backslash + space). Default.
--character-level-inline-markup
                        Inline markup recognized anywhere, regardless of
                        surrounding characters. Backslash-escapes must be used
                        to avoid unwanted markup recognition. Useful for East
                        Asian languages. Experimental.

Standalone Reader Options
-------------------------
--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.

ODF-Specific Options
--------------------
--stylesheet=STYLESHEET
                        Specify a stylesheet.  Default: "/opt/chainguard/aws-
                        cli-2/lib/python3.14/site-
                        packages/docutils/writers/odf_odt/styles.odt"
--odf-config-file=<file>
                        Specify a configuration/mapping file relative to the
                        current working directory for additional ODF options.
                        In particular, this file may contain a section named
                        "Formats" that maps default style names to names to be
                        used in the resulting output file allowing for
                        adhering to external standards. For more info and the
                        format of the configuration/mapping file, see the
                        odtwriter doc.
--cloak-email-addresses
                        Obfuscate email addresses to confuse harvesters while
                        still keeping email links usable with standards-
                        compliant browsers.
--no-cloak-email-addresses
                        Do not obfuscate email addresses.
--table-border-thickness=TABLE_BORDER_THICKNESS
                        Specify the thickness of table borders in thousands of
                        a cm.  Default is 35.
--add-syntax-highlighting
                        Add syntax highlighting in literal code blocks.
--no-syntax-highlighting
                        Do not add syntax highlighting in literal code blocks.
                        (default)
--create-sections       Create sections for headers.  (default)
--no-sections           Do not create sections for headers.
--create-links          Create links.
--no-links              Do not create links.  (default)
--endnotes-end-doc      Generate endnotes at end of document, not footnotes at
                        bottom of page.
--no-endnotes-end-doc   Generate footnotes at bottom of page, not endnotes at
                        end of document. (default)
--generate-list-toc     Generate a bullet list table of contents, not an
                        ODF/oowriter table of contents.
--generate-oowriter-toc
                        Generate an ODF/oowriter table of contents, not a
                        bullet list. (default)
--custom-odt-header=CUSTOM_HEADER
                        Specify the contents of an custom header line.  See
                        odf_odt writer documentation for details about special
                        field character sequences.
--custom-odt-footer=CUSTOM_FOOTER
                        Specify the contents of an custom footer line.  See
                        odf_odt writer documentation for details about special
                        field character sequences.
Options (81)
OptionDescriptionSource
--title TITLESpecify the document title as metadata.help
--generator, -gInclude a "Generated by Docutils" credit and link.help
--no-generatorDo not include a generator credit.help
--date, -dInclude the date at the end of the document (UTC).help
--time, -tInclude the time & date (UTC).help
--no-datestampDo not include a datestamp of any kind.help
--source-link, -sInclude a "View document source" link.help
--source-url URLUse <URL> for a source link;help
--no-source-linkDo not include a "View document source" link.help
--toc-entry-backlinksLink from section headers to TOC entries.help
--toc-top-backlinksLink from section headers to the top of the TOC.help
--no-toc-backlinksDisable backlinks to the table of contents.help
--footnote-backlinksLink from footnotes/citations to references.help
--no-footnote-backlinksDisable backlinks from footnotes and citations.help
--section-numberingEnable section numbering by Docutils.help
--no-section-numberingDisable section numbering by Docutils.help
--strip-commentsRemove comment elements from the document tree.help
--leave-commentsLeave comment elements in the document tree.help
--strip-elements-with-class classRemove all elements with classes="<class>" from the document tree.help
--strip-class classRemove all classes="<class>" attributes from elements in the document tree.help
--report, -r levelReport system messages at or higher than <level>: "info" or "1", "warning"/"2" (default), "error"/"3", "severe"/"4", "none"/"5"help
--verbose, -vReport all system messages.help
--quiet, -qReport no system messages.help
--halt levelHalt execution at system messages at or above <level>.help
--strictHalt at the slightest problem.help
--exit-status levelEnable a non-zero exit status for non-halting system messages at or above <level>.help
--debugEnable debug-level system messages and diagnostics.help
--no-debugDisable debug output.help
--warnings fileSend the output of system messages to <file>.help
--tracebackEnable Python tracebacks when Docutils is halted.help
--no-tracebackDisable Python tracebacks.help
--input-encoding, -i name[:handlerSpecify the encoding and optionally the error handler of input text.help
--input-encoding-error-handler INPUT_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLERSpecify the error handler for undecodable characters.help
--output-encoding, -o name[:handlerSpecify the text encoding and optionally the error handler for output.help
--output-encoding-error-handler OUTPUT_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLERSpecify error handler for unencodable output characters;help
--error-encoding, -e name[:handlerSpecify text encoding and optionally error handler for error output.help
--error-encoding-error-handler ERROR_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLERSpecify the error handler for unencodable characters in error output.help
--language, -l nameSpecify the language (as BCP 47 language tag).help
--record-dependencies fileWrite output file dependencies to <file>.help
--config fileRead configuration settings from <file>, if it exists.help
--version, -VShow this program's version number and exit.help
--help, -hShow this help message and exit.help
--no-file-insertionDisable directives that insert the contents of an external file;help
--file-insertion-enabledEnable directives that insert the contents of an external file.help
--no-rawDisable the "raw" directive;help
--raw-enabledEnable the "raw" directive.help
--line-length-limit lengthMaximal number of characters in an input line.help
--pep-referencesRecognize and link to standalone PEP references (like "PEP 258").help
--pep-base-url URLBase URL for PEP references (default "https://peps.python.org/").help
--pep-file-url-template URLTemplate for PEP file part of URL.help
--rfc-referencesRecognize and link to standalone RFC references (like "RFC 822").help
--rfc-base-url URLBase URL for RFC references (default "https://tools.ietf.org/html/").help
--tab-width widthSet number of spaces for tab expansion (default 8).help
--trim-footnote-reference-spaceRemove spaces before footnote references.help
--leave-footnote-reference-spaceLeave spaces before footnote references.help
--syntax-highlight formatToken name set for parsing code with Pygments: one of "long", "short", or "none" (no parsing).help
--smart-quotes yes/no/altChange straight quotation marks to typographic form: one of "yes", "no", "alt[ernative]" (default "no").help
--smartquotes-locales language:quotesCharacters to use as "smart quotes" for <language>.help
--word-level-inline-markupInline markup recognized at word boundaries only (adjacent to punctuation or whitespace).help
--character-level-inline-markupInline markup recognized anywhere, regardless of surrounding characters.help
--no-doc-titleDisable the promotion of a lone top-level section title to document title (and subsequent section title to document subtitle promotion;help
--no-doc-infoDisable the bibliographic field list transform (enabled by default).help
--section-subtitlesActivate the promotion of lone subsection titles to section subtitles (disabled by default).help
--no-section-subtitlesDeactivate the promotion of lone subsection titles.help
--stylesheet STYLESHEETSpecify a stylesheet.help
--odf-config-file fileSpecify a configuration/mapping file relative to the current working directory for additional ODF options.help
--cloak-email-addressesObfuscate email addresses to confuse harvesters while still keeping email links usable with standards- compliant browsers.help
--no-cloak-email-addressesDo not obfuscate email addresses.help
--table-border-thickness TABLE_BORDER_THICKNESSSpecify the thickness of table borders in thousands of a cm.help
--add-syntax-highlightingAdd syntax highlighting in literal code blocks.help
--no-syntax-highlightingDo not add syntax highlighting in literal code blocks.help
--create-sectionsCreate sections for headers.help
--no-sectionsDo not create sections for headers.help
--create-linksCreate links.help
--no-linksDo not create links.help
--endnotes-end-docGenerate endnotes at end of document, not footnotes at bottom of page.help
--no-endnotes-end-docGenerate footnotes at bottom of page, not endnotes at end of document.help
--generate-list-tocGenerate a bullet list table of contents, not an ODF/oowriter table of contents.help
--generate-oowriter-tocGenerate an ODF/oowriter table of contents, not a bullet list.help
--custom-odt-header CUSTOM_HEADERSpecify the contents of an custom header line.help
--custom-odt-footer CUSTOM_FOOTERSpecify the contents of an custom footer line.help

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