From one to many: AsciiDoc converts a text file to various output formats
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AsciiDoc syntax along with its eponymous command lets users create a text document with unobtrusive markup and convert it to a variety of output formats.
Write once, publish many – the idea behind AsciiDoc [1] is not new. The AsciiDoc syntax was created as a simple method of editing DocBook documents and has established itself as a more or less ubiquitous document format that acts as a source for a variety of other output formats.
AsciiDoc is both in wide use and actively developed. Even publishing companies accept manuscripts in this format or use it internally. The system comprises a source text and a converter that converts the source into the desired output.
The asciidoc command accepts three document types with the -d switch – book, article, and manpage – with default front and back matter (Table 1). The software uses back ends to generate various formats with the -b switch (Table 2). The default document type is article.
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