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collateindex: generate DocBook index files

NAME

collateindex.pl - generate DocBook index files

SYNOPSIS

collateindex.pl [-f] [-g] [-i id] [-I scope] [-N]
          [-o file[-p[-P file[-q[-s name]
          [-S scope[-t name[-xfile

DESCRIPTION

collateindex.pl creates index data for DocBook XML or SGML files.

OPTIONS

-f
Force the output file to be written, even if it appears to have been edited by hand.
-g
Group terms with IndexDiv based on the first letter of the term (or its SortAs attribute). (This might not handle all language environments.)
-i id
The ID to use for the <index> tag.
-I scope
The implied scope, must be "all", "local", or "global". IndexTerms which do not specify a scope will have the implied scope. If unspecified, "all" is assumed.
-N
New index (generates an empty index file).
-o file
Output to file. Defaults to stdout.
-p
Link to points in the document. The default is to link to the closest containing section.
-P file
Read a preamble from file. The contents of file will be inserted before the <index> tag.
-q
Run quietly.
-s name
Name the IndexDiv that contains symbols. The default is "Symbols". Meaningless if -g is not used.
-S scope
Scope of the index, must be "all", "local", or "global". If unspecified, "all" is assumed.
-t name
Title for the index.
-x
Make a SetIndex.
-V
Print version number and exit.
file
The file containing index data generated with the DocBook DSSSL HTML stylesheet (usually called HTML.index).

EXAMPLE

collateindex.pl -o index.sgml HTML.index

EXIT STATUS

0
Success
1
Failure

AUTHOR

Norm Walsh <ndw [at] nwalsh.com>

Minor updates by Adam Di Carlo <adam [at] onshore.com> and Peter Eisentraut <peter_e [at] gmx.net>