ASCIIDOC(1)															       ASCIIDOC(1)

NAME

       asciidoc - converts an AsciiDoc text file to HTML or DocBook

SYNOPSIS

       asciidoc [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION

       The asciidoc(1) command translates the AsciiDoc text file FILE to DocBook or HTML. If FILE is - then the standard input is used.

OPTIONS

       -a, --attribute=ATTRIBUTE
	   Define or delete document attribute.  ATTRIBUTE is formatted like NAME=VALUE. Command-line attributes take precedence over document and
	   configuration file attributes. Alternate acceptable forms are NAME (the VALUE defaults to an empty string); NAME!  (delete the NAME
	   attribute); NAME=VALUE@ (do not override document or configuration file attributes). Values containing spaces should be enclosed in
	   double-quote characters. This option may be specified more than once. A special attribute named trace controls the output of diagnostic
	   information.

       -b, --backend=BACKEND
	   Backend output file format: docbook45, xhtml11, html4, html5, slidy, wordpress or latex (the latex backend is experimental). You can
	   also use the backend alias names html (aliased to xhtml11) or docbook (aliased to docbook45). Defaults to html. The --backend option is
	   also used to manage backend plugins (see PLUGIN COMMANDS).

       -f, --conf-file=CONF_FILE
	   Use configuration file CONF_FILE.Configuration files processed in command-line order (after implicit configuration files). This option
	   may be specified more than once.

       --doctest
	   Run Python doctests in asciidoc module.

       -d, --doctype=DOCTYPE
	   Document type: article, manpage or book. The book document type is only supported by the docbook backend. Default document type is
	   article.

       -c, --dump-conf
	   Dump configuration to stdout.

       --filter=FILTER
	   Specify the name of a filter to be loaded (used to load filters that are not auto-loaded). This option may be specified more than once.
	   The --filter option is also used to manage filter plugins (see PLUGIN COMMANDS).

       -h, --help [TOPIC]
	   Print help TOPIC.  --help topics will print a list of help topics, --help syntax summarizes AsciiDoc syntax, --help manpage prints the
	   AsciiDoc manpage.

       -e, --no-conf
	   Exclude implicitly loaded configuration files except for those named like the input file (infile.conf and infile-backend.conf).

       -s, --no-header-footer
	   Suppress document header and footer output.

       -o, --out-file=OUT_FILE
	   Write output to file OUT_FILE. Defaults to the base name of input file with backend extension. If the input is stdin then the outfile
	   defaults to stdout. If OUT_FILE is - then the standard output is used.

       -n, --section-numbers
	   Auto-number HTML article section titles. Synonym for --attribute numbered.

       --safe
	   Enable safe mode. Safe mode is disabled by default. AsciiDoc safe mode skips potentially dangerous scripted sections in AsciiDoc source
	   files.

       --theme=THEME
	   Specify a theme name. Synonym for --attribute theme=THEME. The --theme option is also used to manage theme plugins (see PLUGIN
	   COMMANDS).

       -v, --verbose
	   Verbosely print processing information and configuration file checks to stderr.

       --version
	   Print program version number.

PLUGIN COMMANDS

       The asciidoc(1) --filter, --backend and --theme options are used to install, remove and list AsciiDoc filter, backend and theme plugins.
       Syntax:

	   asciidoc OPTION install ZIP_FILE [PLUGINS_DIR]
	   asciidoc OPTION remove PLUGIN_NAME [PLUGINS_DIR]
	   asciidoc OPTION list
	   asciidoc OPTION build ZIP_FILE PLUGIN_SOURCE

       Where:

       OPTION
	   asciidoc(1) --filter, --backend or --theme option specifying the type of plugin.

       PLUGIN_NAME
	   A unique plugin name containing only alphanumeric or underscore characters.

       ZIP_FILE
	   A Zip file containing plugin resources, the name must start with the plugin name e.g.  my_filter-1.0.zip packages filter my_filter.

       PLUGINS_DIR
	   The directory containing installed plugins. Each plugin is contained in its own separate subdirectory which has the same name as the
	   plugin.  PLUGINS_DIR defaults to the $HOME/.asciidoc/filters (for filter plugins) or $HOME/.asciidoc/backends (for backend plugins) or
	   $HOME/.asciidoc/themes (for theme plugins).

       PLUGIN_SOURCE
	   The name of a directory containing the plugin source files or the name of a single source file.

       The plugin commands perform as follows:

       install
	   Create a subdirectory in PLUGINS_DIR with the same name as the plugin then extract the ZIP_FILE into it.

       remove
	   Delete the PLUGIN_NAME plugin subdirectory and all its contents from the PLUGINS_DIR.

       list
	   List the names and locations of all installed filter or theme plugins (including standard plugins installed in the global configuration
	   directory).

       build
	   Create a plugin file named ZIP_FILE containing the files and subdirectories specified by PLUGIN_SOURCE. File and directory names
	   starting with a period are skipped.

EXIT STATUS

       0
	   Success

       1
	   Failure (syntax or usage error; configuration error; document processing failure; unexpected error).

BUGS

       See the AsciiDoc distribution BUGS file.

AUTHOR

       AsciiDoc was originally written by Stuart Rackham. Many people have contributed to it.

RESOURCES

       SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/

       Main web site: http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/

COPYING

       Copyright (C) 2002-2011 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

  8.6.7 							   17 March 2012						       ASCIIDOC(1)