=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docbook2mdoc/docbook2mdoc.1,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -p -r1.1 -r1.2 --- docbook2mdoc/docbook2mdoc.1 2014/03/28 11:20:07 1.1 +++ docbook2mdoc/docbook2mdoc.1 2014/04/02 12:27:05 1.2 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: docbook2mdoc.1,v 1.1 2014/03/28 11:20:07 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: docbook2mdoc.1,v 1.2 2014/04/02 12:27:05 kristaps Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2014 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" @@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: March 28 2014 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: April 2 2014 $ .Dt DOCBOOK2MDOC 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm docbook2mdoc .Nd Convert DocBook refentry to mdoc .Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm docbook2man +.Nm docbook2mdoc .Op Ar file .Sh DESCRIPTION The @@ -33,12 +33,18 @@ generates .Xr mdoc 7 from the .Aq refentry -section of DocBook source. +section of DocBook source, ignoring other sections. If unspecified or .Ar \&- , .Ar file is taken to be standard input. It accepts no arguments. +.Pp +.Nm +supports only well-formed XML DocBook V4.x until V5.1. +SGML DocBook documents may be parsed unless they contain SGML-specific +constructs, such as empty end tags +.Li . .Sh EXIT STATUS .Ex -std .Sh EXAMPLES @@ -61,6 +67,11 @@ was written by The .Nm utility is experimental. -As such, only a small subset of the +As such, only a modest subset of the .Aq refentry domain is accepted. +.Pp +The output +.Xr mdoc 7 +could be much nicer: trailing spaces, superfluous space removal, +new-line new-sentence, and other niceties are not used.