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NAME
       makeinfo - 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.

   General options:
       --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).

       --reference-limit=NUM
              warn about at most NUM references (default 1000).

       -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.

       --xml  output Texinfo XML rather than Info.

       --plaintext
              output plain text rather than Info.

   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



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              from HTML (thus producing  shorter  output);  also,
              write to standard output by default.

       --no-split
              suppress splitting of Info or HTML output, generate
              only one output file.

       --number-sections
              output chapter and sectioning numbers.

       -o, --output=FILE
              output to FILE (directory if split HTML),

   Options for Info and plain text:
       --enable-encoding
              output accented and special characters in Info out-
              put based on @documentencoding.

       --fill-column=NUM
              break Info lines at NUM characters (default 72).

       --footnote-style=STYLE
              output footnotes in Info according to STYLE: `sepa-
              rate' to put them in their own node; `end'  to  put
              them at the end of the node

              in which they are defined (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 -.

   Options for XML and Docbook:
       --output-indent=VAL
              indent XML elements by VAL spaces (default 2).   If
              VAL is 0, ignorable whitespace is dropped.

   Input file options:
       --commands-in-node-names
              allow @ commands in node names.

       -D VAR define the variable VAR, as with @set.

       -I DIR append DIR to the @include search path.




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       -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 gener-
              ating 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; implies --no-split.

       --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 HTML, --ifhtml  is
              on  and  the  others  are  off; if generating Info,
              --ifinfo is on and the others are off; if  generat-
              ing  plain text, --ifplaintext is on and the others
              are off; if generating XML, --ifxml is on  and  the
              others are off.



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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 --no-headers foo.texi
              write plain text to standard output

              makeinfo  --html  --no-headers  foo.texi write html
              without node lines,  menus  makeinfo  --number-sec-
              tions  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 ques-
       tions and  discussion  to  help-texinfo@gnu.org.   Texinfo
       home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  There
       is NO warranty.  You may redistribute this software  under
       the  terms  of  the  GNU General Public License.  For more
       information about these matters, see the files named COPY-
       ING.

SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation  for  makeinfo is maintained as a
       Texinfo manual.  If the info  and  makeinfo  programs  are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info makeinfo

       should give you access to the complete manual.















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