NAME

makeinfo - translate Texinfo documents

SYNOPSIS

makeinfo [_O_P_T_I_O_N]... _T_E_X_I_N_F_O_-_F_I_L_E...

DESCRIPTION

Translate Texinfo source documentation to various other formats, by default Info files suitable for reading online with Emacs or standalone GNU Info.

General options:

----eerrrroorr--lliimmiitt=_N_U_M
quit after NUM errors (default 100).
----ffoorrccee
preserve output even if errors.
----hheellpp
display this help and exit.
----nnoo--vvaalliiddaattee
suppress node cross-reference validation.
----nnoo--wwaarrnn
suppress warnings (but not errors).
----rreeffeerreennccee--lliimmiitt=_N_U_M
warn about at most NUM references (default 1000).
--vv, ----vveerrbboossee
explain what is being done.
----vveerrssiioonn
display version information and exit.

Output format selection (default is to produce Info):

----ddooccbbooookk
output Docbook XML rather than Info.
----hhttmmll
output HTML rather than Info.
----xxmmll
output Texinfo XML rather than Info.
----ppllaaiinntteexxtt
output plain text rather than Info.

General output options:

--EE, ----mmaaccrroo--eexxppaanndd FILE
output macro-expanded source to FILE. ignoring any @setfilename.
----nnoo--hheeaaddeerrss
suppress node separators, Node: lines, and menus from Info output (thus producing plain text) or from HTML (thus producing shorter output); also, write to standard output by default.
----nnoo--sspplliitt
suppress splitting of Info or HTML output, generate only one output file.
----nnoo--vveerrssiioonn--hheeaaddeerr
suppress header with makeinfo version and source path.
----nnuummbbeerr--sseeccttiioonnss
output chapter and sectioning numbers.
--oo, ----oouuttppuutt=_F_I_L_E
output to FILE (directory if split HTML),

Options for Info and plain text:

----eennaabbllee--eennccooddiinngg
output accented and special characters in Info output based on @documentencoding.
----ffiillll--ccoolluummnn=_N_U_M
break Info lines at NUM characters (default 72).
----ffoooottnnoottee--ssttyyllee=_S_T_Y_L_E
output footnotes in Info according to STYLE: `separate' to put them in their own node; `end' to put them at the end of the node
in which they are defined (default).
----ppaarraaggrraapphh--iinnddeenntt=_V_A_L
indent Info paragraphs by VAL spaces (default 3). If VAL is `none', do not indent; if VAL is `asis', preserve existing indentation.
----sspplliitt--ssiizzee=_N_U_M
split Info files at size NUM (default 300000).

Options for HTML:

----ccssss--iinncclluuddee=_F_I_L_E
include FILE in HTML