makeinfo(1)
NAME
texi2any - translate Texinfo documents
SYNOPSIS
makeinfo [OPTION]... TEXINFO-FILE...
DESCRIPTION
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.
-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 rather than Info.
--html output HTML rather than Info.
--plaintext
output plain text rather than Info.
--xml output Texinfo XML rather than Info.
--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.
-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.
Options for Info and plain text:
--disable-encoding
do not output accented and special characters in Info output
based on @documentencoding.
--enable-encoding
override --disable-encoding (default).
--fill-column=NUM
break Info lines at NUM characters (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 XML and Docbook:
--output-indent=VAL
does nothing, retained for compatibility.
Options for DVI/PS/PDF:
--Xopt=OPT
pass OPT to texi2dvi; can be repeated.
Input file options:
--commands-in-node-names
does nothing, retained for compatibility.
-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 even if not generating Docbook.
--ifhtml
process @ifhtml and @html even if not generating HTML.
--ifinfo
process @ifinfo even if not generating Info.
--ifplaintext
process @ifplaintext even if not generating plain text.
--iftex
process @iftex and @tex.
--ifxml
process @ifxml and @xml.
--no-ifdocbook
do not process @ifdocbook and @docbook text.
--no-ifhtml
do not process @ifhtml and @html text.
--no-ifinfo
do not process @ifinfo text.
--no-ifplaintext
do not process @ifplaintext text.
--no-iftex
do not process @iftex and @tex text.
--no-ifxml
do not process @ifxml and @xml text.
Also, for the --no-ifFORMAT options, do process @ifnotFORMAT text.
The defaults for the @if... conditionals depend on the output format:
if generating Docbook, --ifdocbook is on and the others are off; if
generating HTML, --ifhtml is on and the others are off; if generating
Info, --ifinfo is on and the others are off; if generating plain text,
--ifplaintext is on and the others are off; if generating XML, --ifxml
is on and the others are off.
EXAMPLES
makeinfo foo.texi
write Info to foo's @setfilename
makeinfo --html foo.texi
write HTML to @setfilename
makeinfo --xml foo.texi
write Texinfo XML to @setfilename
makeinfo --docbook foo.texi
write Docbook XML to @setfilename
makeinfo --plaintext foo.texi
write plain text to standard output
makeinfo --pdf foo.texi
write PDF using texi2dvi
makeinfo --html --no-headers foo.texi
write html without node lines, menus
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 questions and discussion to help-texinfo@gnu.org. Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for texi2any is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and texi2any programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info texi2any
should give you access to the complete manual.
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