makeinfo - translate Texinfo documents
SYNOPSIS
makeinfo [OPTION]... TEXINFO-FILE...
DESCRIPTION
Translate Texinfo source documentation to various other
formats: Info files suitable for reading online with Emacs
or standalone GNU Info (by default); plain text (with
--no-headers); or HTML (with --html).
OPTIONS
--commands-in-node-names
allow @ commands in node names.
-D VAR define a variable, as with @set.
--docbook output DocBook rather than Info
format.
-E, --macro-expand FILE
output macro-expanded source to FILE.
--error-limit=NUM
quit after NUM errors (default 100).
--fill-column=NUM
break Info lines at NUM characters (default 72).
--footnote-style=STYLE
output footnotes according to STYLE: `separate' to
place footnotes in their own node, `end' to place
the footnotes at the end of the
node in which they are defined (the default).
--force
preserve output even if errors.
--help display this help and exit.
--html output HTML rather than Info format.
-I DIR append DIR to the @include search path.
--ifhtml
process @ifhtml and @html text even when not gener
ating HTML.
--ifinfo
process @ifinfo text even when generating HTML.
process @iftex and @tex text. implies --no-split.
--no-headers
suppress Info node separators and Node: lines;
write to standard output without --output.
--no-ifhtml
do not process @ifhtml and @html text.
--no-ifinfo
do not process @ifinfo text.
--no-iftex
do not process @iftex and @tex text.
--no-split
suppress splitting of Info or HTML output, generate
only one output file.
--no-validate
suppress node cross-reference validation.
--no-warn
suppress warnings (but not errors).
--number-sections
include chapter, section, etc. numbers in output.
-o, --output=FILE
output to FILE (directory if split HTML), ignoring
any @setfilename.
-P DIR prepend DIR to the @include search path.
--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.
--reference-limit=NUM
warn about at most NUM references (default 1000).
--split-size=NUM
split into files at NUM size. (default 50000).
-U VAR undefine a variable, as with @clear.
-v, --verbose
explain what is being done.
--version
display version information and exit.
The defaults for the @if... conditionals depend on the
output format: if generating HTML, --ifhtml is on and the
others are off; if generating Info or plain text, --ifinfo
is on and the others are off.
EXAMPLES
makeinfo foo.texi
write Info to foo's @setfilename
makeinfo --html foo.texi
write HTML to foo's @setfilename
makeinfo --no-headers -o - foo.texi
write plain text to standard output
makeinfo --number-sections foo.texi
write Info with numbered sections
makeinfo --no-split foo.texi
write one Info file however big
REPORTING BUGS
Email bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org, general ques
tions and discussion to help-texinfo@gnu.org.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. There is
NO warranty. You may redistribute this software under the
terms of the GNU General Public License. For more infor
mation about these matters, see the files named COPYING.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for makeinfo is maintained as a
Texinfo manual. If the info and makeinfo programs are
properly installed at your site, the command
info makeinfo
should give you access to the complete manual.
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