NAME

       hxname2id - move some NAME and ID attributes from an A to its parent

SYNOPSIS

       hxname2id [ -x ] [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

       The hxname2id command reads an HTML file and looks for elements with an A element as first child, with no
       intervening text other than whitespace. If that A element has an ID or NAME attribute, it is moved to the
       parent element and removed from the A.

       Because   Netscape  4  doesn't  understand  ID  attributes,  it  was  common  practice  to  write  <H2><A
       NAME="sect7">...</A></H2> instead of <H2 ID="sect7">. This program can be used to convert such  old  HTML
       files to the new convention.

       Other  programs  in this suite, such as hxmultitoc(1), require IDs on headings instead of A elements with
       NAME attributes. So it is useful to run hxname2id  prior  to  running  hxmultitoc  and  similar  program.
       hxname2id can be used in a pipe.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -x        Use XML conventions: empty elements are written with a slash at the end: <IMG />

OPERANDS

       The following operand is supported:

       file      The name of an HTML file. If absent, standard input is read instead.

DIAGNOSTICS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0         Successful completion.

       > 0       An error occurred in the parsing of the HTML file.  hxname2id will try to correct the error and
                 produce output anyway.

SEE ALSO

       asc2xml(1), hxmultitoc(1), hxnormalize(1), hxnum(1), hxtoc(1), xml2asc(1)

BUGS

       The error recovery for incorrect HTML is primitive.

7.x                                                10 Jul 2011                                      HXNAME2ID(1)