1FILE2BRL(1) User Commands FILE2BRL(1)
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6 file2brl - Translate an xml or a text file into an embosser-ready
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10 file2brl [OPTION] [inputFile] [outputFile]
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13 Translate an xml, html or a text file into an embosser-ready braille
14 file. This includes translation into grade two, if desired, mathemati‐
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18 If inputFile is not specified or '-' input is taken from stdin. If out‐
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21 -h, --help
22 display this help and exit
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24 -v, --version
25 display version information and exit
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27 -f, --config-file
28 name a configuration file that specifies how to do the transla‐
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31 -b, --backward
32 backward translation
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35 reformat a braille file
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41 html document, not xhtml
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43 -p, --poorly-formatted
44 translate a poorly formatted file
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47 treat each block of text ending in a newline as a paragraph. If
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52 specify particular configuration settings They override any set‐
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55 -w --writeable-path
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59 write errors to file2brl.log instead of stderr
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62 Written by John J. Boyer.
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65 Report bugs to <liblouis-liblouisxml@freelists.org>.
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68 Copyright © 2013 ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. and JJB Software, Inc.
69 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/li‐
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71 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
72 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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75 The full documentation for file2brl is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
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85liblouisutdml 2.9.0 January 2021 FILE2BRL(1)