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GNU documentation tool

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Usage: texi2any [OPTION]... TEXINFO-FILE...

Translate Texinfo source documentation to various other formats, by default
Info files suitable for reading online with Emacs or standalone GNU Info.

This program is commonly installed as both `makeinfo' and `texi2any';
the behavior is identical, and does not depend on the installed name.

General options:
      --document-language=STR locale to use in translating Texinfo keywords
                                for the output document (default C)
      --error-limit=NUM       quit after NUM errors (default 100)
      --force                 preserve output even if errors
      --help                  display this help and exit
      --no-validate           suppress node cross-reference validation
      --no-warn               suppress warnings (but not errors)
      --conf-dir=DIR          search also for initialization files in DIR
      --init-file=FILE        load FILE to modify the default behavior
  -c, --set-customization-variable VAR=VAL  set customization variable VAR
                                to value VAL
      --trace-includes        print names of included files
  -v, --verbose               explain what is being done
      --version               display version information and exit

Output format selection (default is to produce Info):
      --docbook               output Docbook XML
      --html                  output HTML
      --epub3                 output EPUB 3
      --latex                 output LaTeX
      --plaintext             output plain text rather than Info
      --xml                   output Texinfo XML
      --dvi, --dvipdf, --ps, --pdf  call texi2dvi to generate given output,
                                after checking validity of TEXINFO-FILE

General output options:
  -E, --macro-expand=FILE     output macro-expanded source to FILE,
                                ignoring any @setfilename
      --no-headers            suppress node separators, Node: lines, and menus
                                from Info output (thus producing plain text)
                                or from HTML (thus producing shorter output).
                                Also, if producing Info, write to
                                standard output by default.
      --no-split              suppress any splitting of the output;
                                generate only one output file
      --[no-]number-sections  output chapter and sectioning numbers;
                                default is on
      --[no-]number-footnotes  number footnotes sequentially; default is on
  -o, --output=DEST           output to DEST.
                                With split output, create DEST as a directory
                                and put the output files there.
                                With non-split output, if DEST is already
                                a directory or ends with a /,
                                put the output file there.
                                Otherwise, DEST names the output file.
      --disable-encoding      do not output accented and special characters
                                in Info and plain text output based on document
                                encoding
      --enable-encoding       override --disable-encoding (default)

Options for Info and plain text:
      --fill-column=NUM       break Info lines at NUM columns (default 72)
      --footnote-style=STYLE  output footnotes in Info according to STYLE:
                                `separate' to put them in their own node;
                                `end' to put them at the end of the node, in
                                which they are defined (this is the default)
      --paragraph-indent=VAL  indent Info paragraphs by VAL spaces (default 3).
                                If VAL is `none', do not indent; if VAL is
                                `asis', preserve existing indentation.
      --split-size=NUM        split Info files at size NUM (default 300000)

Options for HTML:
      --css-include=FILE      include FILE in HTML <style> output;
                                read stdin if FILE is -
      --css-ref=URL           generate CSS reference to URL
      --internal-links=FILE   produce list of internal links in FILE
      --split=SPLIT           split at SPLIT, where SPLIT may be `chapter',
                                `section' or `node'
      --transliterate-file-names  use file names in ASCII transliteration
      --node-files            produce redirection files for nodes and
                                anchors; default is set only if split

Options for DVI/PS/PDF:
      --Xopt=OPT              pass OPT to texi2dvi; can be repeated

Input file options:
 -D VAR                       define the variable VAR, as with @set
 -D 'VAR VAL'                 define VAR to VAL (one shell argument)
 -I DIR                       append DIR to the @include search path
 -P DIR                       prepend DIR to the @include search path
 -U VAR                       undefine the variable VAR, as with @clear

Conditional processing in input:
      --ifdocbook       process @ifdocbook and @docbook
      --ifhtml          process @ifhtml and @html
      --ifinfo          process @ifinfo
      --iflatex         process @iflatex and @latex
      --ifplaintext     process @ifplaintext
      --iftex           process @iftex and @tex
      --ifxml           process @ifxml and @xml

  By default, an --ifFORMAT setting is on only when the output format
  is FORMAT; for example, --ifhtml is on when outputting HTML.
  Also, when --ifFORMAT is on, @ifnotFORMAT text is not processed.

  Each --ifFORMAT option may be prefixed with `--no-' to negate it;
  for example, --no-ifhtml means not to process @ifhtml or @html text,
  and to process @ifnothtml text.

Examples:
  texi2any foo.texi                      write Info
  texi2any --html foo.texi               write HTML
  texi2any --xml foo.texi                write Texinfo XML
  texi2any --docbook foo.texi            write Docbook XML
  texi2any --plaintext foo.texi          write plain text to standard output
  texi2any --pdf foo.texi                write PDF using texi2dvi

  texi2any --html --no-headers foo.texi  write html without node lines, menus
  texi2any --number-sections foo.texi    write Info with numbered sections
  texi2any --no-split foo.texi           write one Info file however big

Email bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org,
general questions and discussion to help-texinfo@gnu.org.
Texinfo home page: https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
Options (47)
OptionDescriptionSource
--error-limit NUMquit after NUM errors (default 100)help + man
--forcepreserve output even if errorshelp + man
--helpdisplay this help and exithelp + man
--no-validatesuppress node cross-reference validationhelp + man
--no-warnsuppress warnings (but not errors)help + man
--conf-dir DIRsearch also for initialization files in DIRhelp + man
--init-file FILEload FILE to modify the default behaviorhelp + man
-c, --set-customization-variable VAR=VALset customization variable VAR to value VALhelp + man
--trace-includesprint names of included fileshelp + man
-v, --verboseexplain what is being donehelp + man
--versiondisplay version information and exithelp + man
--docbookoutput Docbook XMLhelp + man
--htmloutput HTMLhelp + man
--epub3output EPUB 3help + man
--latexoutput LaTeXhelp + man
--plaintextoutput plain text rather than Infohelp + man
--xmloutput Texinfo XMLhelp + man
--dvi, --dvipdf, --ps, --pdfcall texi2dvi to generate given output, after checking validity of TEXINFO-FILEhelp + man
-E, --macro-expand FILEoutput macro-expanded source to FILE, ignoring any @setfilenamehelp + man
--no-headerssuppress node separators, Node: lines, and menus from Info output (thus producing plain text) or from HTML (thus producing shorter output).help + man
--no-splitsuppress any splitting of the output;help + man
-o, --output DESToutput to DEST.help + man
--disable-encodingdo not output accented and special characters in Info and plain text output based on document encodinghelp + man
--enable-encodingoverride --disable-encoding (default)help + man
--fill-column NUMbreak Info lines at NUM columns (default 72)help + man
--footnote-style STYLEoutput footnotes in Info according to STYLE: `separate' to put them in their own node;help + man
--paragraph-indent VALindent Info paragraphs by VAL spaces (default 3).help + man
--split-size NUMsplit Info files at size NUM (default 300000)help + man
--css-include FILEinclude FILE in HTML <style> output;help + man
--css-ref URLgenerate CSS reference to URLhelp + man
--internal-links FILEproduce list of internal links in FILEhelp + man
--split SPLITsplit at SPLIT, where SPLIT may be `chapter', `section' or `node'help + man
--transliterate-file-namesuse file names in ASCII transliterationhelp + man
--node-filesproduce redirection files for nodes and anchors;help + man
--Xopt OPTpass OPT to texi2dvi;help + man
-D VARdefine the variable VAR, as with @sethelp + man
-I DIRappend DIR to the @include search pathhelp + man
-P DIRprepend DIR to the @include search pathhelp + man
-U VARundefine the variable VAR, as with @clearhelp + man
--ifdocbookprocess @ifdocbook and @docbookhelp + man
--ifhtmlprocess @ifhtml and @htmlhelp + man
--ifinfoprocess @ifinfohelp + man
--iflatexprocess @iflatex and @latexhelp + man
--ifplaintextprocess @ifplaintexthelp + man
--iftexprocess @iftex and @texhelp + man
--ifxmlprocess @ifxml and @xmlhelp + man
--document-language STRfor the output document (default C) (in the manual page but not in --help)man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.