%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ DocBook-utils-&docbook-utils-version; DocBook-utils Introduction to DocBook-utils The DocBook-utils package is a collection of utility scripts used to convert and analyze SGML documents in general, and DocBook files in particular. The scripts are used to convert from DocBook or other SGML formats into classical file formats like HTML, man, info, RTF and many more. There's also a utility to compare two SGML files and only display the differences in markup. This is useful for comparing documents prepared for different languages. &lfs65_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &docbook-utils-md5sum; Download size: &docbook-utils-size; Estimated disk space required: &docbook-utils-buildsize; Estimated build time: &docbook-utils-time; DocBook-utils Dependencies Required , and Optional (Runtime Dependencies Only) (for conversion to DVI, PS and PDF), (for conversion to man and texinfo), and or or (for conversion to ASCII text) User Notes: Installation of DocBook-utils Install DocBook-utils by running the following commands: sed -i 's:/html::' doc/HTML/Makefile.in && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Many packages use an alternate name for the DocBook-utils scripts. If you wish to create these alternate names, use the following command: for doctype in html ps dvi man pdf rtf tex texi txt do ln -s docbook2$doctype /usr/bin/db2$doctype done The jw script uses the which command to locate required utilities. You must install before attempting to use any of the DocBook-utils programs. Command Explanations sed -i 's:/html::' doc/HTML/Makefile.in: This command changes the installation directory of the HTML documents. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories Installed Symlinks docbook2dvi, docbook2html, docbook2man, docbook2pdf, docbook2ps, docbook2rtf, docbook2tex, docbook2texi, docbook2txt, jw, and sgmldiff None /usr/share/doc/docbook-utils-&docbook-utils-version; and /usr/share/sgml/docbook/utils-&docbook-utils-version; db2dvi, db2html, db2man, db2pdf, db2ps, db2rtf, db2tex, db2texi, and db2txt Short Descriptions docbook2* are simple one-line wrapper scripts to jw. They are provided as easy-to-remember names used to convert DocBook or other SGML files to the respective format. docbook2* db2* are symlinks pointing at the respectively named docbook2* commands, created to satisfy some program's use of these names. db2* jw is a script used to convert DocBook or other SGML files to various output formats. It hides most of OpenJade's complexity and adds comfortable features. jw sgmldiff is used to compare two SGML files and only return the differences in the markup. This is especially useful to compare files that should be identical except for language differences in the content. sgmldiff