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.TH XML2BRL "1" "March 2024" "liblouisxml 2.4.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
xml2brl \- Translate an xml or a text file into an embosser-ready Braille file.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B xml2brl
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR] [\fI\,inputFile\/\fR] [\fI\,outputFile\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Translate an xml or a text file into an embosser\-ready braille file.
This includes translation into grade two, if desired, mathematical
codes, etc. It also includes formatting according to a built\-in
style sheet which can be modified by the user.
.PP
If inputFile is not specified or '\-' input is taken from stdin. If outputFile
is not specified the output is sent to stdout.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
display version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-config\-file\fR
name a configuration file that specifies
how to do the translation
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-backward\fR
backward translation
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-reformat\fR
reformat a braille file
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-poorly\-formatted\fR
translate a poorly formatted file
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-html\fR
html document, not xhtml
.TP
\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-config\-setting\fR
specify particular configuration settings
They override any settings that are specified in a
config file
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-log\-file\fR
write errors to log file instead of stderr
.SH AUTHOR
Written by John J. Boyer.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <john.boyer@abilitiessoft.com>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2009 ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. and JJB Software, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B xml2brl
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B xml2brl
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info liblouisxml
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.