1FILE2BRL(1)                      User Commands                     FILE2BRL(1)
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NAME

6       file2brl - manual page for file2brl (liblouisutdml) 2.7.0
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SYNOPSIS

9       file2brl [OPTION] [inputFile] [outputFile]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Translate  an  xml  or a text file into an embosser-ready braille file.
13       This includes translation into  grade  two,  if  desired,  mathematical
14       codes,  etc.  It also includes formatting according to a built-in style
15       sheet which can be modified by the user.
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17       If inputFile is not specified or '-' input is taken from stdin. If out‐
18       putFile is not specified the output is sent to stdout.
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20       -h, --help
21              display this help and exit
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23       -v, --version
24              display version information and exit
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26       -f, --config-file
27              name  a configuration file that specifies how to do the transla‐
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30       -b, --backward
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36       -T, --text
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39       -t, --html
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42       -p, --poorly-formatted
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45       -P, --paragraph-line
46              treat each block of text ending in a newline as a paragraph.  If
47              there  are  two newline characters a blank line will be inserted
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51              specify particular configuration settings They override any set‐
52              tings that are specified in a config file
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54       -w  --writeable-path
55              path for temp files and log file
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57       -l, --log-file
58              write errors to file2brl.log instead of stderr
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AUTHOR

61       Written by John J. Boyer.
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REPORTING BUGS

64       Report bugs to <liblouis-liblouisxml@freelists.org>.
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67       Copyright  ©  2013  ViewPlus  Technologies, Inc. and JJB Software, Inc.
68       License     GPLv3+:     GNU     GPL     version     3     or      later
69       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
70       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
71       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

74       The full documentation for file2brl is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.
75       If  the info and file2brl programs are properly installed at your site,
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80       should give you access to the complete manual.
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84file2brl (liblouisutdml) 2.7.0     July 2019                       FILE2BRL(1)
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