---
name: "alml-sp2sp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alml"
version: "2005.01.01-2.2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/alml"
---

# alml-sp2sp(1)

manual page for alml

Part of [alml(1)](/man/alml/1.md).

## NAME

alml - manual page for alml

## SYNOPSIS

**alml** *OPTIONS*... *SGML\_SOURCE*\
 **alml --help**\
 **alml --version**

## DESCRIPTION

Front-end for the Alml typesetting system.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  display a short help and exit.

- **--version**

  display version information and exit.

- **--paper**=*PAPER\_NAME*

  define the page format with the paper name ("a4", "a5x4" and "letter").

- **--paper-orientation**=*ORIENTATION*

  define the page orientation: **portrait** and **landscape**.

- **--draft**

  draft typesetting if available.

- **--clean**

  remove stale files associated with the source name.

- **--verbose**

  show more messages.

- **--input-encoding**=*INPUT\_ENCODING*

  define the SGML source input encoding ("latin1" or "utf8"; the latter is the default).

- **--sgml-include**=*PARAMETER\_ENTITY*

  assign the word "INCLUDE" to an SGML parameter entity (may be use more than once).

- **--page-numbering**={**plain**\|**default**\|**tome**}

  define the page numbering way: **plain** request for a plain numbering, from 1 to n-th absolute page; **default** distinguish the numbering; **default** restart numbering at the beguinning of each tome.

- **--sgml-syntax**, **--sgml-check**

  check SGML syntax and report errors.

- **--sgml-check-hard**

  check SGML syntax "hardly" for developing purpose (not for common users).

- **--sp**

  SP output for debugging purpose.

- **--tex**, **--latex**

  LaTeX output for debugging purpose.

- **--dvi**

  generate a DVI output.

- **--ps**, **--postscript**

  generate a PostScript output.

- **--pdf**

  generate a PDF output.

- **--html**

  generate standard HTML output.

- **--html-text**

  generate single HTML output for text browsers (no pictures).

**--html-check**, **--htmliso-check**,

-

  check HTML ISO 15445 syntax and report errors.

**--html401-check**,

-

  check HTML 4.01 syntax and report errors.

**--html320-check**,

-

  check HTML 3.2 syntax and report errors.

- **--xml-check**

  check XML syntax and report errors (the argument is an XML file with known DTD).

## ARGUMENTS

*SGML\_SOURCE*

-

  the SGML input file.

## AUTHOR

Written by Daniele Giacomini \<daniele@swlibero.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2000-2004 Daniele Giacomini \<daniele@swlibero.org\>\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.