Manual: file2brl

FILE2BRL(1)						User Commands						 FILE2BRL(1)

NAME
       file2brl - Translate an xml or a text file into an embosser-ready braille file

SYNOPSIS
       file2brl [OPTION] [inputFile] [outputFile]

DESCRIPTION
       Translate an xml, html or a text file into an embosser-ready braille file.  This includes translation into grade two,
       if  desired,  mathematical  codes,  etc. It also includes formatting according to a built-in style sheet which can be
       modified by the user.

       If inputFile is not specified or '-' input is taken from stdin. If outputFile is not specified the output is sent  to
       stdout.

       -h, --help
	      display this help and exit

       -v, --version
	      display version information and exit

       -f, --config-file
	      name a configuration file that specifies how to do the translation

       -b, --backward
	      backward translation

       -r, --reformat
	      reformat a braille file

       -T, --text
	      Treat as text even if xml

       -t, --html
	      html document, not xhtml

       -p, --poorly-formatted
	      translate a poorly formatted file

       -P, --paragraph-line
	      treat  each block of text ending in a newline as a paragraph. If there are two newline characters a blank line
	      will be inserted before the next paragraph

       -C, --config-setting
	      specify particular configuration settings They override any settings that are specified in a config file

       -w  --writeable-path
	      path for temp files and log file

       -l, --log-file
	      write errors to file2brl.log instead of stderr

AUTHOR
       Written by John J. Boyer.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2023 ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. and JJB Software, Inc.  License GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL  version	3  or  later
       .
       This  is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
       law.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for file2brl is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and file2brl programs  are  prop‐
       erly installed at your site, the command

	      info liblouisutdml

       should give you access to the complete manual.

liblouisutdml 2.12.0					February 2026						 FILE2BRL(1)