text2html (1) - Linux Manuals

text2html: convert plain text to HTML

NAME

text2html - convert plain text to HTML

VERSION

version 2.07

SYNOPSIS

text2html [options...] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

The "text2html" utility converts text to HTML. Text can come from standard input or files listed on the command line.

The available options are outlined in HTML::FromText. The option syntax is slightly different. Options are prefixed with two dashes ("--") and may have an option value following an equals sign ("="). The default value is on (<1>).

EXAMPLES

Convert the "README" file using "paras" and "blockcode".

  text2html --paras --blockcode README

Convert a file called "--stupid-name".

  text2html --paras -- --stupid-name

Convert text on standard input.

  text2html --paras --urls --email --bold --underline

Convert text on standard input but turn off "metachars".

  text2html --metachars=0 --lines

DIAGNOSTICS

The "text2html" utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

AUTHORS

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Ricardo SIGNES <rjbs [at] cpan.org>

•

Casey West <casey [at] geeknest.com>

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Gareth Rees <garethr [at] cre.canon.co.uk>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2003 by Casey West.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.