file2brl (1)

file2brl [\,OPTION\/] [\,inputFile\/] [\,outputFile\/]

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.

If inputFile is not specified or '-' input is taken from stdin. If outputFile is not specified the output is sent to stdout.

-h, --help

display this help and exit

-v, --version

display version information and exit

-f, --config-file

name a configuration file that specifies how to do the translation

-b, --backward

backward translation

-r, --reformat

reformat a braille file

-T, --text

Treat as text even if xml

-p, --poorly-formatted

translate a poorly formatted file

-t, --html

html document, not xhtml

-C, --config-setting

specify particular configuration settings They override any settings that are specified in a config file

-w --writeable-path

path for temp files and log file

-l, --log-file

write errors to file2brl.log instead of stderr

Written by John J. Boyer.

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

Copyright © 2013 ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. and JJB Software, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

The full documentation for file2brl is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and file2brl programs are properly installed at your site, the command

• info liblouisutdml

should give you access to the complete manual.