textddif(1)textddif(1)Nametextddif - convert text formatted files to DDIF formatted files
Syntaxtextddif [-m message_log] [-O optionfile] [-o outputfile] [-p
options_line]... [-d extension] [inputfile [outputfile [logfile]]]
Description
The textddif command reads a text formatted file from inputfile and
writes a DDIF file to outputfile. To convert from file.text to
file.ddif type:
textddif file.text file.ddif.
If you do not supply an input file, or if you supply a minus sign (-)
as an argument, textddif reads the text file from standard input. If
you do not supply an output file, or if a minus sign (-) is encountered
as an argument, textddif writes the DDIF file to standard output.
You can also invoke the textddif conversion with the cdoc(1) command
when you use that command and specify the option -s text.
The textddif command maps line breaks and form feeds to DDIF direc‐
tives. One or more contiguous blank lines are interpreted as end-of-
paragraph markers. The text input file does not lose any information
because no structure information is contained in a text file. The
information in the intermediate representation of the input file maps
directly to the DDIF output file.
The textddif command converts all nonprinting characters to space char‐
acters. For example, characters introducing ANSI escape characters are
converted to space characters. There is no attempt to interpret ANSI
escape sequences.
Options-m message_log
Enables enhanced messaging and logs all messages to message_log
or, if '-' is specified, to standard error in place of the mes‐
sage_log. If you do not specify this option, only serious errors
are reported.
-O optionfile
Specifies the name of the options file containing options for this
converter. There are currently no options for this converter.
-o outputfile
Specifies the name of the output file. Included in the command
syntax for compatibility with the cdoc command.
-p options_line
Allows you to specify options on command line. Has the same effect
as specifying an options file for this converter. You can specify
up to 100 options.
-d extension
Allows the specification of a default file extension for compati‐
bility with other operating systems.
See Alsocdoc(1), CDA(5), cda_msg(5), DDIF(5)textddif(1)
