NAME

       docbook2gjots - Convert a DOCBOOK file to gjots format (on stdout)

SYNOPSIS

       docbook2gjots [ DOCBOOK-file ]

DESCRIPTION

       docbook2gjots converts a DOCBOOK XML file into gjots format.

       docbook2gjots uses gawk(1) to perform the conversion.

       <preface>,  <chapter>,  <section>, <sect1>, <sect2>, <sect3> and <sect4> tags are used to define NewEntry
       and NewFolder boundaries. They should definitely have <title> tags.

       This is a quick and dirty hack using gawk(1) and does no formal checking of XML or SGML syntax  nor  does
       it  validate  against  the  DOCBOOK DTD. Consequently, if the syntax of the file is broken the conversion
       will probably fail.

       It is intended that a round-trip can be made so that gjots(1) can be used as a tool at all stages of DOC‐
       BOOK production - mainly as an outline processor to help the author organise and order the work.  A docu‐
       ment may well start its life in gjots(1) as the initial thoughts are marshalled. As  the  document  forms
       up,  it  can  be  converted  to  DOCBOOK with the following command which automatically adds tags such as
       <?xml...>, <para> etc:

              gjots2docbook -b file.gjots >file.xml
              docbook2pdf file.xml

       Or, starting with an existing DOCBOOK file:

              docbook2gjots file.xml >file.gjots

       In the latter case, the document will already have a lot of DOCBOOK tags so to convert back  to  docbook,
       add the -e and -p options:

              gjots2docbook -b -p -e file.gjots >file.xml
              docbook2pdf file.xml

AUTHOR

       Written by Bob Hepple <bhepple@freeshell.org>

       http://bhepple.freeshell.org/gjots

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2002 Robert Hepple
       This   is  free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MER‐
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       gjots(1), gjots2html(1), gjots2docbook(1)

                                                                                                DOCBOOK2GJOTS(1)